Riot trials for Halton Moor lockdown chaos earmarked for next year
Trials are due to take place next year for a gang charged with rioting on a Leeds estate during lockdown in 2020.
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The defendants, aged between 14 and 50, all appeared at Leeds Crown Court this morning, were all arrested as police continue to analyse CCTV footage from the violence that broke out in the Halton Moor area in November that year.
While three have already admitted their part, the remaining 13 could stand trial in either August or October next year. Four of them are also under 18. The charges include violent disorder, arson and burglary.
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Hide AdAppearing in two separate groups before Judge Rodney Jameson KC this morning, some entered formal not-guilty pleas, while others were not arraigned.