Man broke police officer's nose as violence flared

A man has been jailed after an officer's nose was broken during the violent disorder in Southport. Sean Beech has been jailed for four-and-a-half and he was caught on CCTV during the disorder on July 30 grabbing hold of the officer's baton, which hit the officer in the face, breaking his nose.

Beech then threw the baton towards a line of officers and pushed and attempted to trip over another police officer. He was sentenced on Friday, November 22 to a total of 54 months in prison - 40 months for violent disorder, 14 months to run consecutively for S20 assault and three months to run concurrently for assaulting an emergency worker.

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Beech, , 55, of Len Cox Walk, Manchester, received the longest prison sentence to date for anyone convicted of being involved in the violent disorder in Southport. It also brings the total number of arrests to 151 with 107 people charged and 82 sentenced to a total of 172 years and seven months.

Detective Inspector Paula Jones said: "This was a shocking attack on a police officer which resulted in him suffering a broken nose. It is right that Beech should be brought to justice for his actions and receive a significant prison sentence.

“We will continue to put those responsible before the courts and would encourage anyone with information to keep coming forward.”

Anyone with information to assist our ongoing investigations is asked to contact us via Public Portal (mipp.police.uk) or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.