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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mark Brown

Power plant worker, business owner and handyman jailed over Southport riot

Gavin Pinder
Gavin Pinder pleaded guilty to violent disorder after travelling to Southport and taking part in mob violence outside a mosque. Photograph: Merseyside Police/PA

A “highly paid” nuclear power plant worker who laughed as he took part in mob violence outside a mosque in Southport has been jailed for two years and four months.

Liverpool crown court heard that Gavin Pinder, 47, had a “highly paid, responsible” job at Hinkley Point in Somerset.

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