Woman jailed over Harehills disorder

A woman has been jailed for 28 months after admitting taking part in street disorder in Leeds last summer.

Sinead Doherty, 34, of Ascott Terrace, was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court on Friday after earlier pleading guilty to violent disorder.

Doherty was the seventh person to be given a custodial sentence after trouble flared in the Harehills area on 18 July, according to West Yorkshire Police.

A total of 68 people had been arrested as part of a major investigation into the disorder, with 19 of those since charged with offences, a force spokesperson said.

Speaking after the hearing, Temporary Assistant Chief Constable Steve Dodds said: "Our investigation into the appalling disorder in Harehills last summer continues at a pace, as demonstrated by the number of arrests our officers have made.

"Doherty admitted carrying out some serious offending on the evening of 18 July and we are glad she has been before the courts and convicted."

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