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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Robyn Vinter and Tom Ambrose

Man, 69, given prison sentence for violent disorder in English riots

Head and shoulders shot of William Morgan
William Morgan, whose lawyer said he accepted he had been ‘disinhibited by the presence of a large crowd’. Photograph: Merseyside Police/PA

A man thought to be the oldest person charged for taking part in the far-right-led riots, and two brothers who looted a library, were among those jailed on Thursday for their part in a crime “committed against the whole community”.

William Nelson Morgan, 69, was sentenced to 32 months in prison, having previously admitted violent disorder and carrying a cosh during a riot on County Road in Liverpool on Saturday.

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