Teenager sentenced for role in city centre disorder

A 16-year-old has been sentenced to 12 months in a Young Offenders Institution after he was seen trying to overturn a police van and smashing shop windows during disorder in Liverpool city centre on 3 August.

The male from Stockbridge Village, who cannot be named for legal reasons appeared at Liverpool Crown Court today (Tuesday 1 October).

He was filmed kicking a police van on William Brown Street before joining others who tried – and failed – to overturn the vehicle.

The male approached a line of police officers on Whitechapel aggressively and entered Clayton Square after others kicked the glass doors through and stole items from inside. He kicked at the shutters of another shop and a kiosk in Liverpool One as they were broken into.

Detective Chief Inspector Tony Roberts said: “This male played an active part in a number of shocking incidents across the city centre in which police officers were confronted and goaded, windows of businesses were smashed and damage was caused to a police vehicle. 

“I hope his sentencing today sends a very clear message that such behaviour has no place in Merseyside, and anyone who engages in such wanton destruction will be brought to justice.

“The total number of people arrested for disorder in Merseyside now stands at 120, with 82 charged and 60 sentenced to a combined 127 years and eight months.

“Our work to identify more people who attended the disorder in Merseyside will not stop until we’ve put everyone we possibly can before the courts.”

We would encourage anyone with information to contact us via Public Portal (mipp.police.uk) or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Our latest gallery of images of people we are looking to speak to can be found here: Images released of 73 people who we believe could have information about disorder in https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2024/september/cctv-appeal-to-help-find-73-people-following-disorder-in-merseyside/