Two men jailed for violent disorder after riots
(From left) Daniel Wilson, 19, was jailed for violent disorder in Liverpool city centre while Christopher Carney, 33, was jailed for violent disorder in Southport
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Two men have been jailed for violent disorder following riots which broke out after the Southport knife attack.
Daniel Wilson, 19, of Birchen Road, Halewood, and Christopher Carney, 33, of Town Lane, Southport, were sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday for their part in the widespread unrest.
Wilson was jailed for one year and eight months for violent disorder in Liverpool city centre while Carney was jailed for two years and five months for violent disorder in Southport, Merseyside Police said.
A police spokesperson said two more people had been charged and a teenager had been arrested in connection with the ongoing investigations into the riots.
Attacked police
Riots broke out after Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, were killed and 10 others were injured in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on 29 July.
On 30 July, a large crowd attacked police and caused damage around a mosque in Southport, with disorder later erupting in Liverpool and across the country.
A 40-year-old Southport man had been charged with violent disorder in Southport and a racially-aggravated public order offence in connection with a separate matter, police added.
He has been bailed to appear at Liverpool Magistrates' Court on Wednesday 20 November.
The spokesperson added that a 16-year-old boy from Banks had been charged with violent disorder in Southport and possession of Class B drugs.
He had been conditionally bailed to appear at Merseyside Youth Court on Tuesday 12 November, they said.
Another 16-year-old boy from Southport had been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder in Southport and had also been conditionally bailed.
The police spokesperson said this brought the total number of arrests made so far to 139 with 96 people charged and 78 people sentenced to a total of 164 years and five months.
Anyone with information about the disorder in Merseyside is urged to contact police.
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