A 12-year-old girl from Bury assaulted a police officer and took part in vile chanting in a riot in Manchester. The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was identified by CCTV footage in a group of people on August 3, Manchester Magistrates' Court was told on Tuesday. Prosecutor J.
Deacon said the footage captured her on Mosley Street in the city centre, where she and a group of other people entered a Sainsbury’s shop where violence broke out, although she was not part of that disturbance. Read more: Unsworth: Stabbing leaves man with serious injuries The CCTV then showed her stood outside a vape shop on Mosley Street, kicking the door. She was caught on camera in Piccadilly Gardens chanting “Allah is a paedo” with a crowd, and she also shouted the word “paedo” to a police liaison officer.
She then also struck an officer in the arm, the court heard. The incident happened at a time when dozens of towns and cities saw outbreaks of violence following the killing of three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport on Monday, July 29. Shabir Khattack, defending, said that she pleaded guilty to the charge of violent disorder at the first occasion and that her involvement in the violence was “pure stupidity”.
He said: “Despite her difficulties she’s aware it’s a very serious offence. "She’s aware that everyone over 18 has been sent to jail for over two years.” The court heard the defendant suffers from ADHD and she had a difficult u.