Yahoo News The children as young as 11 caught up in UK anti-migrant riots
More than 140 juveniles have been arrested in relation to the riots that swept the UK earlier this summer.
The riots that hit the country this summer following the killing of three young girls in Southport resulted in hundreds of people being arrested and more than 400 charged in some of the worst unrest to hit England in years.
Rioters as young as 11 and as old as 69 took part in the disorder that led to a swift police crackdown and resulted in dozens of custodial sentences being handed down.
On Tuesday, 17 September, the latest development saw a 12-year-old boy who threw stones at police become the youngest to be sentenced over the summer disorder.
Here Yahoo News UK details some of the actions of the children who got involved in the riots and some of the crimes they have admitted to carrying out. Anyone under the age of 18 charged with a crime is automatically granted anonymity by the courts so they cannot be named.
Boy, 12, becomes youngest to be sentenced after riots
A 12-year-old boy who threw bricks and stones at police is believed to have become the youngest to be sentenced over the summer riots.
The boy was accompanied by his father at Liverpool Youth Court for his sentence, having previously admitted a charge of violent disorder on 31 July.
Pc Bourhill of Merseyside Police was hit on the chin by a piece of concrete during the disorder, leaving him bleeding, then hit on the head by a second concrete missile, causing him to black out before being taken to hospital.
District judge Wendy Lloyd told the boy, who was said to have a difficult home life: “These offences have shaken society to the core. It was an angry mob and you chose to be part of it.
“You have had a complicated and in many ways sad young life. But what you did that night was very wrong. It really was a horrible situation and you made it more horrible by engaging in throwing stones. Many police officers were hurt that night.”
Lloyd gave the youngster a 12-month referral order, a three-month curfew order, while his father was given a six-month parenting order and ordered to pay £85 costs and £200 compensation to Southport Mosque.
Boy, 15, is first child to receive custody over riots
A 15-year-old boy who threw a chair at a police van during an anti-immigration march in Bristol on 3 August is believed to have become the first youth to face a custodial sentence for the riots.
The boy was involved in clashes with police in Castle Park, on Bristol Bridge and near a hotel housing asylum seekers. Bristol Youth Court heard the defendant, who had drunk a couple of cans of cider, was swearing at police and joined in with chanting in Castle Park and on Bristol Bridge.
The youth was later filmed in the Redcliff area of the city – near to the Mercure Hotel – throwing a chair at a stationary police vehicle and kicking it. He was also seen throwing a bottle towards police officers, just missing a police dog.
The boy, who has no previous convictions, told the court: “I really regret it and wish I didn’t go that day. I am very sorry.”
District Justice Nicholas Wattam imposed a four-month detention and training order on the youth. He was granted conditional bail until an appeal hearing at Bristol Crown Court.
Boy, 12, whose mother skipped court hearing given 'a chance'
The mother of one of Britain’s youngest criminals involved in this summer’s riots who went to Ibiza when her son was due in court has been ordered to pay compensation amounting to the cost of her holiday by a judge.
The 30-year-old single mother, who appeared at Manchester Magistrates Court, alongside her son, 12, told District Judge Joanne Hirst her holiday to the Spanish island had cost £1,000.
After an hour-long hearing, the judge ordered the mother to take part in a six-month parenting course and to pay compensation of £1,200, telling her, “You know it’s approximately the same cost as your holiday to Ibiza.”
She told the youngster he had been involved in “the worst type of feral behaviour in our country” and if an adult, he would be going to jail for up to five years, but she was giving him a “chance” and instead ordered him to complete a 12-month referral order.
Boy, 12, 'threw missile at police van'
On 12 August, a 12-year-old boy pleaded guilty to two charges of violent disorder in Manchester. He was filmed kicking the window of a vape shop and throwing missiles at a police van.
14-year-old 'charged over disorder at Downing St'
A 14-year-old was among 12 people who were collectively charged with carrying out disorder outside Downing Street on 31 July. The disorder was organised by far-right groups with demonstrators seen launching beer cans and glass bottles in Parliament Square.
Teen, 15, was first person charged with 'rioting'
A teenager was the first person to be charged with the more serious crime of rioting on 15 August. Previous charges had mostly been for violent disorder.
The teenager had already pleaded guilty to violent disorder and burglary before he was informed the Crown Prosecution Service also wanted to charge him with rioting. The teen was joined by his mother in the dock with his father watching from the public gallery. The case was adjourned for two weeks.
Boy, 16, on electric scooter stole £19,000 worth of vapes
A teenager pleaded guilty to stealing the vapes a week after he was involved in the riots in Liverpool. He used the electric scooter to smash the window of a shop before stealing its contents. He then went to a second shop and stole a further £4,000 worth of vapes.
He was also recorded smashing a police vehicle's windscreen and helping pull a police officer off his bike.
16-year-old 'threw bottles at police and dogs'
The teen was part of a sweep of criminals who were convicted of disorder during the Rotherham riots. He was seen throwing missiles and bottles towards police officers and dogs.
After he was arrested he claimed he had gone for a peaceful protest but it just "kicked off." He pleaded guilty to violent disorder and was referred to the Barnsley Youth Offending Service for 12 months.
17-year-old 'handed in by his own brother'
At the same time as the 16-year-old was sentenced for his involvement in the Rotherham riots, a 17-year-old was also punished after his brother turned him in.
He was recorded wearing a face covering throwing large pieces of wood panelling at police officers. He was also seen pulling his mask down to shout abuse at the police, which led to his face being captured on a video that was seen by his brother, who then reported it to the police.
He was handed a 16-month detention and training order at Barnsley Magistrates' Court.
Boy 'threatened police' at Whitehall unrest
A 15-year-old boy pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour after attending a disturbance near Whitehall on 31 July. The boy called officers p****s, c**** and also threatened them, according to the Kent Messenger.
Boy, 17, 'committed violent disorder' during anti-EDL protest
In response to the wave of right-wing protests the 17-year-old joined an anti-EDL protest outside a McDonald's in Birmingham. Many of those who attended were in masks and police said a small pocket of disorder broke out. The teen was arrested on suspicion of violent disorder and charged with the offence.
