RIOT RAP
Boy, 15, becomes first person in England to be charged with rioting linked to far-right disorder
The rioting charge was brought after the teen had already made a guilty plea
A BOY of 15 yesterday became the first person in England charged with rioting linked to recent far-right rampages.
The teen had admitted violent disorder after a 100-strong mob rampaged in Sunderland on August 2.
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Prosecutors added riot after reviewing evidence from the day, in which violent yobs looted a vape shop after hurling a beer keg through a window.
The boy, supported by his parents, did not enter a plea and the hearing was adjourned at South Tyneside youth court.
District Judge Zoe Passfield told him: “It is an unusual situation when a new charge is brought after the person has pleaded guilty.
"It opens up complications that I and the lawyers need to consider.”
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Northumbria Police said the case showed people of any age who took part in the “recent appalling events” could face “really serious charges”.
Two other children, one a boy of 11, were charged with riot in Belfast earlier this week.
Meanwhile, Phillip Hoban, 48, got eight months’ jail for chanting “Who the f*** is Allah?” at an August 3 anti-migrant march.
Hoban told cops he shouted “Who the f*** is Alan?”, but admitted racially aggravated harassment at Leeds crown court.
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Dad Kevin Searl, 40, got 21 months for pouring a can of cider over a cop at an August 4 protest in Weymouth, Dorset. He admitted violent disorder.
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