Man who threw bricks at police jailed for role in 'shocking' disorder

A man who hurled bricks at police officers in his hometown in "shocking" disorder that saw more than 50 police officers injured has been jailed. Mark Barrow appeared before Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday morning after pleading guilty to violent disorder.

The 28-year-old of Manchester Road in Southport was handed a two-year-and-four-month prison sentence for his role in the riots, making him the 51st person to be brought before the courts following the horrific scenes that plagued Merseyside this summer.

Detective Sergeant Duncan Sloan said: “Barrow played an active part in the shocking scenes of violent disorder we all witnessed in Southport on 30 July. He was seen throwing a number of bricks towards officers. So far we have made 106 arrests, charged 68, and brought 51 people before the courts – bringing a total of 107 years sentencing.

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“Our investigation into the incidents in Merseyside is ongoing with more arrests, charges and sentences to come. We continue to identify more people who attended the disorder in Merseyside and we will not stop until we’ve put everyone we possibly can before the courts.”

Tuesday, September 18, saw the youngest person involved in the violent disorder be sentenced when a 12-year-old boy appeared at Liverpool Youth Court in his school shoes after he handed himself into police. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, joined the mob of around 1,000 people gathered on both St Luke’s Road and Sussex Road in Southport who repeatedly targeted a local mosque and police officers with missiles over a number of hours.

Angela Conlan, prosecuting, told Liverpool Youth Court this afternoon, "the defendant is here following the violent disorder on July 30 following on from the tragic stabbing of the three young girls on July 29". Ms Conlan told the court that the boy was with a friend on the night of the disorder and threw two stones towards a line of police officers at around 8.45pm.

The judge sentenced the boy to a 12-month referral order. This means the boy must agree to a contract of rehabilitative and restorative elements with the court, as well as doing extra work in the community with various agencies.