A teenage boy has been sentenced for his involvement in violent disorder after being turned in to police by his mum.
The 17-year-old was identified after his mum saw him publicised in a police press appeal and contacted police. He was captured on CCTV on St Luke’s Road in Southport throwing multiple bricks and rocks at police while wearing a balaclava at times to disguise his identity.
The boy from Bootle, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was sentenced to a 12-month youth referral order and ordered to pay court costs of £111. He was one of six people to face justice this week following the violent scenes last summer.
Violence broke out in Southport on July 30 when hundreds of people clashed with police following the deaths of three young girls – Elsie Dot Stancombe, Bebe King and Alice Da Silva Aguiar – in a mass stabbing the previous day. On Tuesday, six further people were sentenced for their roles in violent disorder in Southport and Liverpool.
Sam Winstanley, 27, of Lune Road, Wigan was sentenced to two years and eight months in jail at Liverpool Crown Court for his role in violent disorder in Southport. The court heard that Winstanley travelled from Wigan to join in the disorder which took place on Sussex Road in Southport on July 30.
He was seen on CCTV footage wearing a flag of the St George’s Cross to cover his face. He was at the forefront of the disorder and is captured on CCTV throwing multiple glass bottles at the police line.
Sam Winstanley was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison
Five teenage males were in Liverpool Youth Court to be sentenced on Tuesday, of which four of the offenders from Sefton and Lancashire took part in the violence in Southport. As well as the 17-year-old male from Bottle referred to previously, another 17-year-old from Southport from Southport was sentenced to a 12 month youth referral order for his involvement in violent disorder and handling stolen goods.
He handed himself in after seeing his image circulated in a police press appeal. CCTV footage showed him throwing bricks at police on Sussex Road and engaging in racial chanting. He was seen handling stolen goods which were passed to him when people broke into Windsor minimart.
A 17-year-old male from Banks was sentenced to 12-month youth referral order and court costs of £111 for his involvement in violent disorder and possession of a controlled Class B drug. He was captured on CCTV throwing multiple missiles at police and police vehicles.
When arrested at his home address he was found to be in possession of a class B drug, cannabis. A 14-year-old male from Birkdale was sentenced to a 12-month referral order and ordered to pay court costs of £111 for his involvement in violent disorder and criminal damage to property.
He was captured on CCTV pulling at a concrete post with others then threw 13 missiles at officers close to the mosque in Southport. Finally, a 16-year-old male from Speke was sentenced to a 12-month youth referral order for his involvement in violent disorder in Liverpool city centre.
He handed himself in after seeing his image circulated in the press and admitted to throwing multiple missiles at police in Liverpool One on Saturday, August 3
.Detective Inspector Paula Jones said: “Today’s sentencing of six people shows that we are relentless in bringing those who helped cause such violence and disruption to our communities to justice. Three of the six sentenced today either handed themselves in to police or were identified by others in our press appeals.
“I am encouraged by the fact that they have now realised their actions were wrong and they had broken the law. We advise anyone else who took part in the disorder to do the right thing and hand themselves in.
“We are committed to ensure those responsible are held to account, including those who travelled to Merseyside to take part in the disorder. We are continuing to identify more people who displayed such abhorrent behaviour which damaged our communities, and we will not stop until we’ve put everyone we possibly can before the courts.
“The total number of people arrested for disorder in Merseyside now stands at 165, with 125 charged and 99 sentenced to a combined 198 years and four months in prison.”
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