Teenager admits violent disorder during riot

A man has pleaded guilty to his part in a riot over the summer.

Ethan Bowes, 19, admitted violent disorder, use of threatening or unlawful violence and possession of an offensive weapon in Middlesbrough on 4 August.

Unrest had spread from an afternoon protest at the town's cenotaph and was described by officers at the time as "staggering".

Bowes, from Guisborough, was remanded in custody and will reappear at Teesside Crown Court for sentencing on 14 January.

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