Police have released further images of individuals they wish to speak to following “incidents of disorder” in Merseyside.
Forces across the country are continuing to pursue those alleged to have been involved in riots that shook cities across England in the wake of the fatal stabbings of three children in Southport.
Merseyside Police’s Detective Chief Inspector Tony Roberts released images of eight males who “could assist” with the investigations, stating that these individuals need to come forward “as soon as possible.”
“Every person who took part can expect to face the consequences of their actions,” he said regarding the disorder in Southport and Liverpool.
“We are still working through footage and images as they come in, and we will continue to arrest, charge, and bring before the courts anyone identified.”
He added that the force had arrested 74 people and charged 41 as of Thursday morning, with “more to come” in the following days and weeks.
In other developments across England today:
- Three people have pleaded guilty to charges of violent disorder in relation to unrest in Plymouth, Devon, on 5 August.
- Two women have admitted to violent disorder concerning unrest in Bristol on 3 August.
- A further three people have been charged following disorder in Bristol earlier this month.
- Three men are due to appear at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.
- Cleveland Police have charged a 40-year-old woman with violent disorder in connection with unrest in Hartlepool on 31 July.
- A 20-year-old has been charged with violent disorder and will appear at Teesside Magistrates’ Court.
‘He appears to take delight’
This comes as a man who threw bricks at police outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Manchester was jailed for two years and ten months.
Paul Smith, 21, of Keynsham Road in Manchester, was sentenced for violent disorder on Thursday morning at Manchester Crown Court.
In footage shown in court, Smith can be seen throwing bricks and a bottle towards police officers and vehicles during the disorder outside the Holiday Inn hotel in Manchester on 31 July.
“He’s smiling and appears to be taking some delight from the event,” prosecutor Philip Hall said of Smith’s demeanour in the footage.
In his sentencing remarks, Judge John Potter said: “On 29 July, an appalling and tragic attack took place in Southport. Three children lost their lives, and numerous other children and adults were seriously injured in a knife attack. Shortly after that attack, lies were deliberately spread via leaflets, the internet and social media as to who may have been responsible. This material emphasised the supposed nationality, ethnicity and religion of the alleged attacker. Inspired by the ignorance of racism, mobs gathered in towns and cities throughout the country intent on retribution.”
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