Let-off for Southport riot teen

A teenage rioter who threw a can at police officers during unrest after the Southport murders was spared jail. Tommy Harris, 19, lobbed the tin outside Downing Street on 31 July last year. The disorder in central London came as riots broke out across the UK following the killing of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport. Harris initially managed to evade detection by the police as he covered his face during the riot. Vincent Scully, prosecuting,…