Hylton Red House man pleads guilty to throwing bricks at police outside Millfield Mosque

A Hylton Red House man faces a custodial sentence after he hurled a brick and then a beer keg at police outside the Millfield Mosque during the Sunderland riot on August 2nd.

Kirtley, of Rutherglen Road, Hylton Red House, Sunderland, faces up to three years behind bars after he pleases guilty to a charge of violent disorder.

District Judge Zoe Passfield said Kirtley had accepted his role in “large-scale violent disorder” – and remanded him into custody.

Prosecutor Paige Sparks said: “The defendant is described as holding a blue flare and shouting on camera, ‘England til I die’, and is seen on footage holding an England flag and acting aggressively and kicking an officer’s shield.

“He threw a brick, near where police were protecting a mosque. He picked up a beer keg and threw it towards police.”

Jason Smith, defending, did not apply for bail and made no representation to the court.

Judge Passfield told Kirtley he will be sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court on Thursday, August 22