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Hull judge calls for rougher charges for rioters

Gale Gilchrist, chief crown prosecutor for CPS North East, confirmed the boy, who cannot be named because of his age, was charged in connection with disorder in Sunderland on 2 August.

She said: “This is the first such charge to be authorised by the Crown Prosecution Service in the wake of recent unrest.

“This defendant is one of a number of individuals who we expect will be charged with riot.”

According to analysis by the BBC, at least 77 people have been sentenced and more than 350 charged in relation to the unrest.

The majority of charges have been for violent disorder, which carries a maximum jail sentence of five years.

People convicted of the charge can face a range of sentences, from a community order to prison terms.

The longest jail sentence so far was handed to Gareth Metcalfe, 44, from Southport, who was jailed for three years and four months. He admitting participating in violent disorder in his home town after being identified from social media footage.


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