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| Three convicted of arson and firearms charges during riots | Three convicted of arson and firearms charges during riots |
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| Three men have been found guilty of rioting, reckless arson and firearms possession after police were "lured" to a pub fire and shot at during last summer's disturbances. | Three men have been found guilty of rioting, reckless arson and firearms possession after police were "lured" to a pub fire and shot at during last summer's disturbances. |
| Tyrone Laidley, 20, and Nicholas Francis, 26, from Birmingham, and Renardo Farrell, 20, from Wolverhampton, were convicted by a jury at Birmingham crown court. Jurors in the six-week trial were shown CCTV footage of a gunman – said by the prosecution to be Laidley – firing at a police helicopter as it tracked suspects during disturbances in Birmingham in the early hours of August 10. | Tyrone Laidley, 20, and Nicholas Francis, 26, from Birmingham, and Renardo Farrell, 20, from Wolverhampton, were convicted by a jury at Birmingham crown court. Jurors in the six-week trial were shown CCTV footage of a gunman – said by the prosecution to be Laidley – firing at a police helicopter as it tracked suspects during disturbances in Birmingham in the early hours of August 10. |
| Prosecutor Andrew Lockhart QC said the aircraft came under attack minutes after at least 12 shots were fired at officers called to a petrol bomb attack at the Barton Arms in Aston. | Prosecutor Andrew Lockhart QC said the aircraft came under attack minutes after at least 12 shots were fired at officers called to a petrol bomb attack at the Barton Arms in Aston. |
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