Southport's Youngest Rioter: Boy, 12, Pleads Guilty in Youth Court

A 12-year-old boy who threw an object at police during unrest in Southport has admitted violent disorder.

Liverpool Youth Court heard the boy, who was the youngest person charged in relation to the disturbance on 30 July, was caught on CCTV throwing the item and then riding off on a bicycle.

The youth court was told the 12-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was the youngest person to appear before the courts in relation to the unrest in Southport.

The boy spoke only to confirm his name and enter a guilty plea to the charge of violent disorder.

He was released on bail ahead of a sentencing hearing on 17 September under the condition of not entering St Luke's Road in Southport, where the unrest took place.

Source BBC