A 15-year-old boy arrived at court with his mum to admit throwing a paving slab at a member of the public during riots in Liverpool on Saturday.
He was among dozens of people appearing today, accused of offences related to UK-wide riots over the past week.
The suspects have been appearing in cities including Middlesbrough, Sheffield, Liverpool, Bristol and Leeds.
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The hearings are taking place after a first group appeared in court on Monday.
Meanwhile, a man from Leeds who posted Facebook messages about attacking a hotel where asylum seekers were staying has been convicted of stirring up racial hatred.
It’s the first conviction for online posts in relation to the riots.
The 15-year-old boy who turned up with his mother was involved in disorder in Liverpool on Saturday night.
He was identified from CCTV and a TikTok video sent to police by a member of the public.
Joshua Sanderson-Kirk, prosecuting at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court, said: “He picks up a paving slab which has been recently dislocated and throws it at a member of the public.”
The youngster, who cannot be named or pictured for legal reasons, had been on bail at the time – which banned him from entering the city centre.
He will be sentenced on 17 September.
Police officers and demonstrators clash during disorder in Liverpool. Pic: Reuters
The riots began in the wake of the stabbing that left three girls dead in Southport.
The first was in the Merseyside town last Tuesday after false information online suggested the suspect, who was born in Wales, was a Muslim asylum seeker who arrived in the UK by boat.
Man and woman blow kisses in court
A 26-year-old man also appeared at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday to admit his role in the Southport riot.
Dylan Carey, from Hindley in Greater Manchester, was arrested at Southport train station after video on social media showed him throwing a water bottle and kicking a police van.
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Rioting outside mosque in Southport
Carey and a woman in the public gallery blew kisses to each other as he pleaded guilty to violent disorder.
Twenty-eight suspects were also scheduled to appear at Teesside Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, charged with violent disorder and other offences in relation to a riot in Middlesbrough on Sunday.
James Bullock, 20, pleaded not guilty to violent disorder after he was accused of being involved in an incident in which a burning wheelie bin was pushed at police.
John Garside, prosecuting, told the court Bullock had “visited the location wearing gloves and a balaclava”.
Meanwhile, a 33-year-old man denied violent disorder and possessing an offensive weapon at the same court after he was accused of damaging property with a 4ft wooden pole.
Ashley Ferguson was remanded in custody until 27 August when he will appear at a crown court.
A car after was flipped over and set on fire in Middlesbrough on 4 August. Pic: PA
Men deny involvement in Rotherham hotel riot
Some of the most shocking scenes over the weekend took place outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham in South Yorkshire.
Rioters smashed windows and started fires while young children were inside.
Self-employed builder Joshua Simpson, who said he is homeless, became the first person convicted following the disorder after admitting one count of assaulting an emergency worker.
Simpson, 25, was abusive to police before he kicked a riot shield, forcing it back onto an officer’s leg, Sheffield Magistrates’ Court heard. He will be sentenced on 27 August.
Two other men, Christopher Rodgers, 38, and Liam Grey, 20, denied a charge of violent disorder in connection with the same incident.
A 17-year-old boy was also charged with violent disorder over the hotel incident but was not required to enter a plea.
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Rioters outside the hotel in Rotherham on Sunday. Pic: Reuters
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Wooden posts thrown at police
Meanwhile, eight people have been charged in connection with disorder in Nottingham city centre at the weekend.
Seven men and one woman, aged between 18 and 46, and are accused of various crimes including weapon offences and assaulting an emergency worker.
Another man, Ashley Harris, 36, was scheduled to appear in court in Bristol after being charged over violent disorder in the city centre on Saturday, police said.
Two teens among four charged in Bolton
A riot also took place in Bolton, Greater Manchester, on Sunday with two men and two teenagers charged.
Dominic Stanbridge, 30, from Buckshaw, has been charged with violent disorder and was scheduled to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.
James Nelson, 18, from Horwich, has been charged with criminal damage and was scheduled to appear at the same court.
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with violent disorder, and another of the same age has been charged with being in possession of an offensive weapon.
Dominic Stanbridge, left, and James Nelson, right, have appeared in court. Pic: Greater Manchester Police
There was also disorder in Nottingham on Saturday
Conviction over Facebook post
Jordan Parlour, 28, also pleaded guilty on Tuesday to posting Facebook messages advocating an attack on a Leeds hotel housing asylum seekers.
The Crown Prosecution Service said the manager put the building into lockdown on Saturday and at least one window was broken after stones were thrown.
Parlour was convicted of using threatening words or behaviour to stir up racial hatred, but it’s not believed he attended the scene himself.
From the Seacroft area of Leeds, he will be sentenced on 9 August.
In a separate case, officers from Cheshire arrested a 32-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman on suspicion of racially aggravated harassment with intent to cause fear and violence.
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How a week of unrest unfolded
A police van was set alight as a riot erupted outside a mosque in Southport last Tuesday. Pic: PA
It came after officers received several reports from the public on Sunday over a Snapchat post encouraging people to attend action outside a hotel.
The pair have been released on bail pending further enquiries.
Man admits carrying pole as weapon
Three men from Blackpool also appeared at Preston Magistrates’ Court on Monday to admit taking part in violence in the town on Saturday.
Roger Haywood, 41, pleaded guilty to two counts of assaulting an emergency worker and was bailed ahead of sentencing on 4 September.
Chalmers-Millington, 18, pleaded guilty to a racially aggravated public order offence and was told he must not enter Blackpool promenade, within 500m of the Metropole Hotel, ahead of sentencing on 3 September.
Ben Smith, 32, was remanded in custody after admitting possessing an offensive weapon – namely a metal pole.
He will be sentenced at Preston Crown Court on 16 September.
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