People have been sentenced to a total of 198 years and four months in prison
A man has been charged for his role in violent disorder last summer in Merseyside. Violence broke out in Southport on July 30 when hundreds of people clashed with police following the deaths of Elsie Dot Stancombe, Bebe King and Alice Da Silva Aguiar – in a mass stabbing the previous day. Axel Rudakubana today admitted their murders.
On Friday, January 17, John Rasburn, of Gibson Street, Wigan was arrested and charged with violent disorder and two counts of assault emergency worker which took place in Southport on July 30. The 47-year-old man pleaded guilty to the charges on Saturday January 18 and has been remanded into custody until sentencing on Thursday January 23 at Liverpool Crown Court.
The total number of people arrested for disorder in Merseyside now stands at 168, with 126 charged and 99 sentenced to a combined 198 years and four months in prison. Detective Inspector Paula Jones said: “As you can see from this latest charge we continue to be relentless in bringing those who helped cause such violence and disruption to our communities to justice and continue to be committed to ensure those responsible are held to account.
“We are identifying more people who displayed such abhorrent behaviour which damaged our communities, and would encourage anyone with information to contact us.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact police by calling 101 or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Current galleries of people police would like to speak to can be found on their X and Facebook pages, and on the force website.