Prosecutions for violent disorder are youngest to date over far-right violence
Two 12-year-old boys pleaded guilty to violent disorder in the youngest prosecutions so far over far-right violence that swept the UK. The pre-teen pair, who cannot be named due to their age, are among dozens facing what ministers call “swift justice” intended to dissuade anyone else from joining far-right riots in the future. Downing Street on Monday said there was a “welcome” de-escalation over the weekend after planned gatherings failed to materialise.
The rioting was sparked in part by false claims that the person alleged to have killed three children in a mass stabbing last month in Southport was a Muslim immigrant to the UK. A series of teenagers have been involved in the violence, which has been fuelled by far-right groups and impacted some of the most deprived areas in England. Football hooligans, known criminals and local opportunists have made up the bulk of the first rioters that have passed through the English courts.
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