Mother and daughter jailed for riot violence

A parent and girl person been jailed for taking portion successful a riot portion retired walking the household dog.

Amanda Walton, 52, and Megan Davison, 24, admitted convulsive upset during disturbances successful Middlesbrough connected 4 August.

Video played to Teesside Crown Court showed Davison jumping connected the extortion of a reddish car portion Walton was seen throwing a missile, damaging a car's helping reflector and rummaging done a bin.

Judge Francis Laird KC jailed Walton for 22 months and her girl Davison for 20 months.

Davison, of Seaton Street, Middlesbrough, was said to person been precocious connected a "cocktail of drugs" and became swept up successful the violence.

The mother-of-two was besides seen sticking a digit up astatine a constabulary serviceman and walking distant from a store portion "concealing items", said Rachel Masters, prosecuting.

The tribunal heard Walton, of Ashling Way, Middlesbrough, brought her chow chow to the march and a video showed some women holding the pet's pb astatine times arsenic a mob made its mode up Parliament Street.

Walton handed herself successful aft constabulary circulated images of the trouble, portion Davison was arrested astatine her home.

Jon Harley, defending Davison, said she had taken a cocktail of portion and drugs the nighttime earlier pursuing a break-up and was inactive intoxicated during the march.

Since being successful situation she has managed to enactment drug-free, helium said.

Gary Wood, for Walton, said she was astatine the protestation retired of interest for her daughter.

"She hadn't planned to beryllium involved, successful information she is contiguous successful the thoroughfare with her dog," helium said.

Judge Laird said the seriousness of the disorder, acceptable against different outbreaks of occupation elsewhere successful the country, meant neither condemnation could beryllium suspended, but helium gave some recognition for pleading blameworthy which reduced their jailhouse terms.

Additional reporting by PA.