Teen jailed for role in 'shocking' Southport disorder

A 19-year-old who played a role in the violent disorder in Southport has been jailed. Louis Instone is the latest person to be jailed following the violent disorder that broke out in the town in the aftermath of the attack on Monday, July 29, that saw three schoolgirls killed during a Taylor Swift-themed dance class.

Appearing in Liverpool Crown Court today, Thursday, September 12, after pleading guilty to violent disorder, Instone, of Leyland Road, Southport, was sentenced to one year and six months in prison. He becomes the 46th person to be sentenced in relation to the disorder in Merseyside last month.

Detective Chief Inspector Tony Roberts said: “Instone has been jailed today for the role that he played in the shocking scenes we all witnessed in Southport. This latest sentencing brings the total number to 101 years for the 46 people that have been sentenced so far.

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"In addition, we have made 100 arrests and charged 63, and there will be many more 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."

This week DCI Roberts issue a stark warning to those involved in the disorder, saying they should "keep looking over your shoulder until we knock at your door". He told the ECHO on Wednesday: "In terms of the incidents in Southport and one week later in Liverpool, it was shocking and disgusting. That has involved in the course of the investigation reviewing hundreds and hundreds of hours of CCTV in order to be able to identify those people who were in attendance and involved in that disorder.

"The disorder that we saw in Southport and Liverpool caused such trauma and I hope now the sentences we have seen being passed sends a message, not only to communities within Merseyside, but wider as well."