Unmasked: The Greggs rioter caught out on social media as he looted Lush, O2 and Shoezone - while... (original) (raw)
Published: 07:57 EST, 13 August 2024 | Updated: 09:27 EST, 13 August 2024
A looting thug dressed in a St George's flag t-shirt who smashed up a Shoezone with a chair and raided an O2 and Lush has admitted a string of charges in court.
John Honey, 25, admitted three charges of burglary at the bath and shoe stores in the city of Hull on August 3.
He also pleaded guilty to the racially aggravated criminal damage of a BMW and damaging nine other cars.
Judge John Thackray KC, the Recorder of Hull, said he hoped to be able to sentence Honey later today.
Footage shared on social media shows Honey entering various stores during the riots in Hull that left 11 police officers injured.
His St George's Cross rugby shirt meant he was easy to identify as he took bath products from Lush and smashed up the shoe store with a chair.
John Honey, 25, pictured outside Greggs with stolen goods in Hull on August 3
Honey is seen outside a Lush store in Hull which he stole products from amid the riots
Honey admitted three charges of burglary at the bath and shoe stores in the city of Hull
It comes as even more people are set to appear in court on Tuesday after the violent disorder last week.
John Kirtley, 26, of Sunderland, has been convicted after he kicked out at riot police and smashed trollies into officers.
Today the thug admitted violent disorder in connection with his role in the protests, with dramatic footage showing Kirtley forcefully hurling trolleys at officers.
The rioter was caught on camera throwing bricks and a beer keg towards police officers who were protecting a mosque, South Tyneside Magistrates' Court heard.
He also shouted 'England till I die' as he waved a flare.
A 13-year-old girl became the youngest known female rioter to be convicted today following anti-immigration protests as a result of the Southport stabbings.
The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted violent disorder in Aldershot, outside a hotel two days after the attack in Merseyside.
Accompanied by her mother and step-father, the court heard she would be looking at two years in jail, if she were an adult.
John Kirtley, 26, was caught on camera violently pushing shopping trolleys at officers
Kirtley has been convicted of violent disorder at South Tyneside Magistrates court
Footage shows Kirtley kicking out at frontline officers during the chaos
Today, in the youth court at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court, Hants, the nervous-looking girl from Aldershot fidgeted in her chair as she was spoken to.
She spoke quietly and only did so to confirm her name, address and plead guilty to violent disorder.
The court heard the offence took place during a protest at Potters International Hotel, in Aldershot, on July 31.
The teenager admitted 'using or threatening unlawful violence' when present together with others which 'would cause a person of reasonable firmness present at the scene to fear for his or her personal safety'.
Prosecutor Kerry Richardson told the court that if the girl had been an adult, she would be looking at two years in custody due to the 'serious nature' of events.
District Judge Tim Pattinson warned her she would be committing an offence if she did not attend the next court hearing and ordered her to 'cooperate' with probation. She will be sentenced on September 30.