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| Rioter jailed for police office attack | Rioter jailed for police office attack |
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| Brian Gilby was part of a mob which smashed up a police office during unrest | Brian Gilby was part of a mob which smashed up a police office during unrest |
| A rioter who attacked a police station with metal poles during disorder has been jailed for three years and four months. | A rioter who attacked a police station with metal poles during disorder has been jailed for three years and four months. |
| Brian Gilby, 27, was part of a mob which targeted the police office on Waterloo Place, Sunderland, during widespread mayhem on 2 August, Newcastle Crown Court heard. | Brian Gilby, 27, was part of a mob which targeted the police office on Waterloo Place, Sunderland, during widespread mayhem on 2 August, Newcastle Crown Court heard. |
| Gilby, of Hendon Burn Avenue in Sunderland, also looted a vape shop, prosecutors said. | Gilby, of Hendon Burn Avenue in Sunderland, also looted a vape shop, prosecutors said. |
| He admitted rioting with judge Tim Gittins saying he had brought "shame on the city". | He admitted rioting with judge Tim Gittins saying he had brought "shame on the city". |
| 'Abhorrent behaviour' | 'Abhorrent behaviour' |
| Hundreds of people were involved in disorder which broke out across the city after anti-immigration protests turned violent, prosecutor Michael Bunch said. | Hundreds of people were involved in disorder which broke out across the city after anti-immigration protests turned violent, prosecutor Michael Bunch said. |
| Police officers were repeatedly attacked with missiles, with four needing hospital treatment. | Police officers were repeatedly attacked with missiles, with four needing hospital treatment. |
| Businesses were also looted, vehicles damaged and windows smashed, during the unrest. | Businesses were also looted, vehicles damaged and windows smashed, during the unrest. |
| Gilby was seen on CCTV at the forefront of a group attacking a police office with metal poles and passing weapons to others to use, Mr Bunch said. | Gilby was seen on CCTV at the forefront of a group attacking a police office with metal poles and passing weapons to others to use, Mr Bunch said. |
| He also wielded a fire extinguisher at the building while a neighbouring citizens' advice office burned after being set alight by rioters which was an "irony", judge Gittins said. | He also wielded a fire extinguisher at the building while a neighbouring citizens' advice office burned after being set alight by rioters which was an "irony", judge Gittins said. |
| Gilby then went to a looted vape shop and helped himself to as many products as his "tracksuit bottoms could hold", the judge said, adding that there was "no legitimacy" for the "abhorrent behaviour". | Gilby then went to a looted vape shop and helped himself to as many products as his "tracksuit bottoms could hold", the judge said, adding that there was "no legitimacy" for the "abhorrent behaviour". |
| Gilby was part of a group that targeted a police office next to a burning citizens' advice bureau | Gilby was part of a group that targeted a police office next to a burning citizens' advice bureau |
| In mitigation, Nick Lane said Gilby had been celebrating a friend's birthday and was "drawn" into the disorder after "stumbling" across it. | In mitigation, Nick Lane said Gilby had been celebrating a friend's birthday and was "drawn" into the disorder after "stumbling" across it. |
| He said the father-of-three, who had missed important family milestones while on remand, was "deeply embarrassed and ashamed" by his actions. | He said the father-of-three, who had missed important family milestones while on remand, was "deeply embarrassed and ashamed" by his actions. |
| Judge Gittins said he was part of an "orgy of mindless destruction" which "shocked, appalled" and caused fear to "right-thinking" people. | Judge Gittins said he was part of an "orgy of mindless destruction" which "shocked, appalled" and caused fear to "right-thinking" people. |
| He said those present "inflamed" others to take part in the disorder. | He said those present "inflamed" others to take part in the disorder. |
| The judge said he acknowledged jailing Gilby would have an effect on his family but told him: "You weren't thinking of them when you took part in this disgraceful behaviour." | |
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