Philip Prescott gave a thumbs up to the public gallery as he was jailed for 28 months
A man who hurled bricks at police when he 'should have been looking after his terminally ill dad' has been jailed.
Nardeen Nemat, appearing for the prosecution in relation to the former, told the court: "Following the killing of three young girls in Southport on the 29th of July, there was widespread disorder across the country. The first incident was on the 30th of July on St Luke’s Road in Southport. Prescott, of Sefton Street in Southport, was seen on CCTV and police helicopter video footage taking items out of a bin and hurling them towards police officers before "others followed suit". The 38-year-old then "dragged another wheelie bin" towards a cordon formed by PCs before removing further objects and throwing them, the ECHO reports.
“Whilst he did not necessarily instruct others to follow in his footsteps and he was not the first to throw a missile, it is very difficult to step away from the fact that his actions caused a very real ripple effect on others who were present. Once he begins throwing the first missile, it appears others view what he has done and follow without instruction.
Metcalfe's criminal record shows 21 previous convictions for 31 offences between 1995 and 2021 - including for “religiously aggravated assault”, sexual assault in 2016, a racially-aggravated public order offence in 2019 and harassment and breach of a non-molestation order during 2019 and 2020.
"He concedes that his anger and frustration consumed him. He was swept up in the brutal murder that occurred close to home. He accepts that his behaviour was a shameful and disrespectful response, and accepts that his behaviour was deplorable. "He had a business in the window cleaning industry, however, when diagnosed with bowel cancer, was unable to work for a number of years. However, prior to his arrest, he had been working again.
Sentencing, Judge Neil Flewitt KC said: "On Monday the 29th of July, the peace in Southport was shattered when three young girls were stabbed and killed at a dance class. In the same incident, several other children and adults were seriously injured. "The disorder that began in Southport spread over the following days to other parts of Merseyside and to other cities in the UK. As a result, many communities throughout the country were forced to live in fear of further outbreaks of violent unrest.
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