Hull riot: Boy's actions 'some of worst' judge has seen

The boy was part of a group that damaged cars in a garage forecourt

A 17-year-old boy who was part of a mob that attacked and damaged a BMW with three Romanian men inside has been given a 12-month detention order.

The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, previously admitted violent disorder, burgling three shops and damaging two vehicles in Hull after trouble flared in the city centre on 3 August.

Sentencing him at the city's youth court, District Judge Mark Daley told him he had "played a very full part in this disorder, which had a huge impact on the community".

During proceedings, the judge said some of the footage he was played of the boy's offending was "some of the worst" he had seen.

A row of riot police tried to control the disorder on Milky Way, where cars were damaged including a BMW with men inside

Hull Magistrates' Court saw footage of the teenager wielding a spanner he found in the garage and using it to attack the car of a woman who worked nearby.

Prosecutor Philip Morris read some of the victim impact statement from the incident, with the woman explaining she had been physically sick from the distress the incident had caused.

The teen was also part of a group that forced a family, including two children, and their friends to flee and lock themselves inside the property, the judge heard.

The court was told the same group also put tyres in cars and set them alight at the garage.

He was also part of a large mob who shouted threats, threw missiles and a shopping trolley at a silver BMW. Footage showed him running towards the mob attacking the car.

The three occupants were "terrified" but had managed to escape, Mr Morris said.

The court also saw footage of the teenager shoving a large industrial-sized wheelie bin into a line of police officers on Jameson Street, throwing missiles and looting Lush, Shoezone and O2 stores.

'Disgusting behaviour'

In mitigation, defence solicitor Emma Dann said the teen had handed himself into police after his photo was distributed to the media.

She said he was "absolutely appalled at his disgusting behaviour" and said he felt "significant remorse" at his actions that day.

She said the teen, who was living in a youth hostel at the time of the offending, wanted to start a construction course and be able to find a home so he could spend more time with his six-month-old daughter.

She said his actions had been influenced by "herd mentality", but this was dismissed by the judge in his sentence.

Judge Daley said he must take into account the very serious effect the incident had on "those who had to barricade themselves in the garage".

If the teen was over 18, the judge said he would be facing a sentence of three years, but he had made allowances for his age, the fact that he had no previous convictions and that he pleaded guilty to the offences.