A person who was hit within the crotch by a flying brick throughout a riot in Southport has been jailed.

Brian Spencer was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months behind bars after pleading responsible to violent dysfunction at Liverpool Crown Courtroom.

The unrest occurred on 30 July, the day after a mass stabbing focusing on kids within the Merseyside city by which three younger ladies had been killed. The riot was fuelled by on-line disinformation in regards to the assault.

Footage shared broadly on social media confirmed Spencer strolling as much as a line of riot police and placing his palms on his hips earlier than gyrating in entrance of the officers.

The 40-year-old, from Southport, was then struck within the chest and head by bricks earlier than turning round and strolling again in direction of the gang.

As he held his head, one other brick hit him within the groin and he then hobbled away.

‘Throwing wheelie bins’

Merseyside Police stated: “Spencer could possibly be seen performing in an aggressive method and half of a giant group of people that had been standing just a few yards in entrance of officers and throwing bricks.

“He may be seen on footage punching a police car a number of instances and selecting up and throwing wheelie bins at officers and carriers.”

The power additionally stated that later that night, officers had been known as to a separate incident the place Spencer was, and took him to hospital to be handled for the top harm.

The officers recognised him from the viral footage and he was arrested.

Spencer ‘racially abused affected person’

Whereas receiving remedy for his harm, Spencer racially abused one other affected person at Southport Hospital, police stated.

He was additionally jailed after admitting racially/religiously aggravated harassment.

Some 163 folks have now been arrested by Merseyside Police in reference to the dysfunction, with 117 expenses introduced and 88 folks sentenced to a complete of 182 years and 4 months in jail between them.

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‘Despicable scenes’

Detective Inspector Paula Jones stated: “The actions of the individuals who took half within the dysfunction had been extraordinarily severe and plenty of officers had been injured throughout the despicable scenes as bricks, bins and different missiles had been thrown at them.

“Spencer was concerned within the violence and can now spend a big period of time in jail.”