Bristol Kill the Bill protests: eight appear in court

Police vehicles were set on fire and the windows of Bridewell Police Station were smashed during the disorder on 21 March

Eight people have appeared in court charged with various offences in connection with a protest which ended in violence.

The charges relate to disorder at the end of a Kill the Bill protest in Bristol on Sunday 21 March.

The majority of the defendants, ranging in age from 21-46, have been charged with riot, with other charges including arson and violent disorder.

They each made their first appearance at Bristol Magistrates Court on Friday.

The charges are as follows:

• Kane Adamson, 21, of Lockleaze, Bristol - charged with riot and arson.

• Brandon Lloyd, 21, from Henbury, Bristol - charged with riot and possession of a class B drug.

• Stuart Quinn, 46, from St Paul's, Bristol, Mariella Gedge-Rogers, 26, from Clifton, Bristol and Kain Simmonds, 18, from Springfield, Birmingham - all charged with riot.

• Jasmine York, 26, from Arnos Vale, Bristol - charged with riot and an arson offence.

• Dylan Dunne, 22, of Coalpit Heath - charged with violent disorder, theft of police equipment and possession of a class B drug.

• Yasmin Schneider, 25, from St Paul's, Bristol - charged with two counts of outraging public decency.

All the defendants have been released on conditional bail and will appear at Bristol Crown Court on 22 June.