Two jailed for violent disorder during riot

Vehicles were set alight during a night of violence in Middlesbrough

Two men have been handed jail terms for violent disorder during this summer's riots.

Unrest spread in Middlesbrough on 4 August, during a protest which started at the town's cenotaph.

Akheel Khan, 24, of Wheatley Close in Middlesbrough, who pleaded guilty to violent disorder, appeared at Teesside Crown Court and was sentenced to 15 months.

Meanwhile, Ashley Ferguson, 34, of Somerset Street in Middlesbrough, who was charged with a number of offences including violent disorder, was also sentenced to 30 months in jail.

Ferguson was handed 30 months for violent disorder and 12 months, to be served concurrently, for burglary.

A charge of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place was left to remain on file.