Man jailed for violent disorder in Southport

A man has been jailed for more than two years for his role in violent disorder in Southport on 30 July.

Connor Ashley Piggott, 25 years, of Landsdown Road, Chester appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday 5 September, after pleading guilty to violent disorder.

He was sentenced to two years, four months in prison.

Detective Chief Inspector Tony Roberts said: “The despicable actions of those involved that day left more than 50 officers injured and Piggott was seen on video repeatedly throwing bricks toward police officers.

“Like many others, he wore a balaclava in a bid to hide his identity. But thanks to officers who trawled many hours of CCTV and social media footage, his efforts were in vain. 

“Piggott was positively identified as one of those launching objects towards officers who had been dispatched to the area to protect the public.

“He will now spend a significant amount of time in prison and I hope he spends that time reflecting on his actions that day.

"To date, we have arrested 96, charged 60 and sentenced 43 people, and there will be many more to come. 

“We continue to identify more people who attended the disorder in Merseyside and we 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 Public Portal (mipp.police.uk) or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.