Summary

  • A 12-year-old has become the youngest person to be sentenced after the violent unrest this summer

  • He pleaded guilty to violent disorder and Liverpool Youth Court heard the boy threw two stones at police officers in Southport

  • District Judge Wendy Lloyd gave the boy a 12-month referral order and said he "chose to be part" of an "angry mob" - the court also heard the boy had "alcohol problems in the past"

  • Separately, a 14-year-old is condemned for 'cowardly and shameful' violent disorder outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Manchester

  • He was celebrating his birthday on 31 July when he joined people throwing missiles at police

  • The disorder across England was prompted by the death of three girls in a mass stabbing in Southport on 29 July

Live Reporting

Edited by Thomas Mackintosh

  1. Sentencings continue as youngest person involved in disorder to appear in court

    Good morning and welcome along to our court coverage as the youngest person involved in the recent riots is due to be sentenced.

    A 12-year-old boy from Southport, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was seen on CCTV throwing an object towards police officers after violent disorder broke out in the town at the end of July.

    We will also be bringing you updates from the case of a 16-year-old boy from Bolton who pleaded guilty to violent disorder. He previously admitted to “participating in riots” in the town on 4 August and is also due to be sentenced later today.

    Separately, six people each alleged to have been involved in disorder in Tamworth are due to enter pleas on a variety of charges including violent disorder, assaulting a police officer, and causing unnecessary suffering to a police dog.

    Stay with us and we will bring you the latest from the courts as it happens.