London: A 15-year-old boy on Thursday became the first person to be charged with rioting following a wave of violent unrest that swept across the UK. The teen, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, appeared at South Tyneside Youth Court on Thursday but his case was adjourned for two weeks.
He was charged following disorder in Sunderland in northern England on Aug 2, and had pleaded guilty to separate charges of violent disorder and burglary.Hundreds of people have been arrested and charged since riots erupted on July 30 after misinformation spread online that the suspect in a knife attack that killed three children was a Muslim asylum-seeker.
He was charged following disorder in Sunderland in northern England on Aug 2, and had pleaded guilty to separate charges of violent disorder and burglary.Hundreds of people have been arrested and charged since riots erupted on July 30 after misinformation spread online that the suspect in a knife attack that killed three children was a Muslim asylum-seeker.