Most of those charged over last week’s riots live close to the violent demonstrations they are alleged to have taken part in, an analysis by The Telegraph has revealed.
Seven out of 10 people charged so far live within a five-mile radius of where they allegedly took part in the riots, according to court documents and police.
Analysis of the data contradicts the Prime Minister’s suggestions that protesters were coming from outside the city on “trains and buses” to cause chaos in a “community that is not theirs”.
On Monday, the demonstrations entered their seventh day with large gatherings in Plymouth, Birmingham, Belfast and Darlington.
Over the past week, there have also been protests in Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Belfast, Stoke-on-Trent, Hull, Bristol, Southport and Rotherham.
The violence followed a knife attack that left three girls dead and others injured in Southport last Monday.
Axel Muganwa Rudakubana, who turns 18 on Wednesday, has been charged with three counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder.
In the disorder that followed the Southport killings, more than 420 people were arrested, police officers were injured and mosques were attacked.
For its analysis, The Telegraph looked at 65 accused suspects whose fixed addresses were given in court.
Liverpool
Liverpool was the scene of some of the worst rioting on Saturday.
A police officer was knocked off his motorcycle and attacked by masked men during clashes on the city’s waterfront. And a library in the Spellow area was later set on fire.
Five suspects have been charged with violent disorder, one with violent disorder and arson, one with violent disorder and assault, and one with possession of an offensive weapon in a public place. Two have been charged with burglary.
So far, 11 people have appeared in court. According to addresses provided by Liverpool Magistrates’ Court, five of them live within a five-mile drive of the city centre. They include brothers Adam, 28, and Ellis Wharton, 22, both of Selwyn Street, William Nelson Morgan, 69, of Walton, Declan Geiran, 29, of Kelso Road, and Liam James Riley, of Walton Road.
Lloyd Killner, 35, traveled the furthest distance, 140 miles from his home in Lincoln.
From Southport – more than 20 miles away – came Gareth Metcalfe, 44, Derek Drummond, 58, and John O’Malley, 43. Jimmy Bailey, 45, travelled 18 miles from Little Sutton in Cheshire.
The other person in court was a 14-year-old boy whose name and address were not provided.
Rotherham
A hotel used to house asylum seekers was attacked in the South Yorkshire town when protesters tried to set the building alight and police were attacked with missiles and fireworks.
About 700 people attended the riot on Sunday.
Five suspects were charged with violent disorder, one with violent disorder and assault, and one with affray.
Two of those charged in the following days live less than five miles from the Holiday Inn Express in Wath upon Dearne, according to South Yorkshire Police.
Christopher Rodgers, 38, of Millmoor Road, and Liam Grey, 20, of Randerson Drive, both Barnsley, were due to appear at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.
Others accused travelled further afield, including Lee Crisp, 42, from Grimethorpe, and Curtis Coulson, 30, from Sheffield.
Joshua Simpson, 26, made the longest trip from Lincoln, nearly 50 miles away.
Two boys, aged 16 and 17, have not been identified for legal reasons.
Hartlepool
A police car was set on fire and officers were attacked with missiles, glass bottles and eggs during disturbances in Hartlepool on Wednesday.
It seems the uprising here was the most localized so far.
Eight of the suspects were charged with violent disorder and one with violent disorder and possession of an offensive weapon.
All nine people charged whose fixed addresses were given at Teesside Magistrates’ Court were from the County Durham town. They included Carl Holliday, 30, Tamsyn Cerr, 21, Steven Mailen, 54, Ryan Sheers, 28, Anthony Allen, 42, James Elliott, 41, John Barton, 33, Dylan Wiley, 28, and Natalie Wood, 39, of Gloucester Street.
Mr Sheers was bitten on the bottom by a police dog in a video that went viral online. He was in tears as he appeared in court.
Sunderland
A Citizens Advice Bureau office next to a Sunderland police station went up in flames following rioting on Friday.
Four of those who appeared at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court on Monday were from the port city.
Four of the suspects were charged with violent disorder and one with violent disorder and robbery.
They were Andrew Smith, 41, of High Street East, Shaun Doran, 48, of Villette Road, Clinton Morrison, 31, of Saint Barnabas Way, and Leanne Hodgson, 43, of Holborn Road.
Josh Kellett, 29, of Southcroft, Washington, traveled nearly eight miles, reportedly to the riot. He wore a balaclava but was identified by police because of his “distinctive tattoo.”
Bristol
Riots broke out in Bristol on Saturday after hundreds of protesters attacked police with beer kegs and other missiles.
Adrian Croft travelled 191 miles to allegedly join the riot. The 45-year-old from Holywell, Flintshire, will appear at Bristol Magistrates’ Court on September 5.
He will be joined by Damien Williams, 39, of Stockwood Crescent, Knowle, who lived just two miles from the riots.
Mr Williams was charged with a Section 4 public order offence, while Mr Croft was charged with a Section 4 public order offence and possession of a Class A drug.
South Port
This is where the riots began.
The seaside town on the west Lancashire coast was devastated by the knife attack which killed Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine.
But just hours after a vigil held on July 30, trouble began when hundreds of people joined a stampede that left some worshippers trapped in a mosque.
Jordan Davies, 32, of Portland Street, Southport, appears to be the only person charged so far.
He was charged with possession of an offensive weapon.
Belfast
Violent protests have taken place in the Northern Ireland capital on two separate days so far.
On Saturday, police and businesses owned by people from ethnic minorities were attacked, and some premises were set on fire.
In the south of the city on Monday, riot police were pelted with rocks and petrol bombs. At least one police car was burned, with several others burning.
Three men appeared at Belfast Magistrates’ Court, all from the city.
They are Simeon Eric McCullough, 46, of Schomberg Drive, Gary Creighton, 38, of Inishowen Drive, and Bernard Lavery, 34, of Farnham Street.
Mr McCullough is charged with disorderly behaviour and resisting police, Mr Lavery with participating in an unannounced public procession, and Mr Creighton with possession of an offensive weapon with intent to commit an indictable offence, possession of unlicensed fireworks and disorderly behaviour. He also faced a charge of disorderly behaviour.
Middlesbrough
Violent clashes broke out between far-right protesters and Muslim counter-protesters in Middlesbrough on Sunday.
Cleveland police said 28 people had been charged, 20 of whom were from the North Yorkshire city.
A total of 26 of them have been charged with violent disorder, while one is charged with possession of an offensive weapon and another was charged after being wanted on a warrant.
Stoke-on-Trent
Missiles were thrown at police as a protest turned violent in Stoke-on-Trent on Saturday.
Lee Bodman, 52 – the only person charged and whose address was given – is from the Staffordshire town.
Mr Bodman was charged with assaulting a first responder and breaching a criminal behaviour order.
Manchester
Police clashed with protesters in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens on Saturday, with metal fences thrown at officers while a Sainsbury’s store was looted.
Joshua Stokes, 26, of Ten Acres Lane, Manchester, has been charged with violent disorder and attempted ABH (bodily harm) against a police officer
Bolton
People involved in a counter-protest clashed with police and shouted “Allahu Akbar”, while far-right protesters also chanted on the other side of the city’s main square.
One of the accused men, Dominic Stanbridge, 31, travelled 20 miles from his home in Highland Drive, Buckshaw.
The other, James Nelson, 18, came from Victoria Road, Horwich, just a few miles from the protest site.
Mr Stanbridge was charged with violent disorder and Mr Nelson with criminal damage to property valued at less than £5,000.
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