Last weekend, disorder broke out in Liverpool as riots erupted nationwide, resulting in damage to property and injuries to officers. A teenager has admitted stealing £15,000 worth of vapes during the disorder and also pleaded guilty to assaulting an emergency worker and causing criminal damage to a police car. However, as the boy is only 16 years old, he cannot be named due to his age. He was released on bail with conditions and is due to be sentenced on 17 September at Liverpool Youth Court.
In other cases related to the riots, a 39-year-old man from Rufford was remanded in custody after appearing on three charges, including publishing communications to encourage murder and violent disorder, along with possession of a bladed article. Furthermore, a 28-year-old man pleaded guilty to affray and has been remanded into custody pending sentencing on Thursday. Meanwhile, a 55-year-old woman from Cheshire who was arrested on suspicion of publishing written material to stir up racial hatred has been bailed while further inquiries are carried out. This followed her arrest over an inaccurate social media post about the identity of the perpetrator of the Southport attack which resulted in the deaths of three children.
Six-year-old Bebe King, seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe, and nine-year-old Alice da Silva Aguiar were fatally stabbed at a holiday club on 29 July. The attack sparked violent disorder in Southport, Liverpool city centre, and Walton, as well as other towns and cities across the UK. Axel Rudakubana, an 18-year-old from Banks in Lancashire, has been charged with three counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder in relation to the attack
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