Move comes as more are jailed, including a self-styled ‘paedophile hunter’ who racially abused rival protestersA 15-year-old boy has become the first person to be charged with riot over the recent disorder that swept towns and cities across England.Almost all those involved have so far been charged with violent disorder, which carries a shorter maximum sentence than the offence of rioting. On Wednesday a judge, the recorder of Hull, suggested that prosecutors should consider the riot charge for people alleged to have played a central role in the disorder. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/15/boy-riot-charge-england
Author : Mark Brown North of England correspondent
Publish date : 2024-08-15 16:28:01
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