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Six guilty over city race riots | Six guilty over city race riots |
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Five men and a 15-year-old boy have been found guilty of criminal charges in connection with race riots which broke out in Birmingham in 2005. | Five men and a 15-year-old boy have been found guilty of criminal charges in connection with race riots which broke out in Birmingham in 2005. |
The defendants had denied charges related to disturbances in the Lozells area of the city. | The defendants had denied charges related to disturbances in the Lozells area of the city. |
They were convicted of offences including riot, wounding with intent, violent disorder, robbery and racially aggravated damage to property. | They were convicted of offences including riot, wounding with intent, violent disorder, robbery and racially aggravated damage to property. |
The jury cleared a seventh defendant of riot. | The jury cleared a seventh defendant of riot. |
Shops looted | Shops looted |
The defendant was also cleared of alternative charges of violent disorder and affray after a six-and-a-half week trial at Birmingham Crown Court. | The defendant was also cleared of alternative charges of violent disorder and affray after a six-and-a-half week trial at Birmingham Crown Court. |
Those convicted at the trial - three of whom were cleared of attempted murder - will be sentenced on a date to be fixed. | Those convicted at the trial - three of whom were cleared of attempted murder - will be sentenced on a date to be fixed. |
Legal restrictions were in place on reporting the identities of defendants involved in the case. | |
The hearing was told that the "terrifying" mob violence - much of which was captured on CCTV and on a camera fitted to a police helicopter - erupted in the Lozells area in October 2005. | The hearing was told that the "terrifying" mob violence - much of which was captured on CCTV and on a camera fitted to a police helicopter - erupted in the Lozells area in October 2005. |
During the rioting, one man was stabbed to death, several others were seriously assaulted and shops were looted. | During the rioting, one man was stabbed to death, several others were seriously assaulted and shops were looted. |
The clashes flared following rumours, which were never substantiated, that a girl had been raped by a gang of men. | The clashes flared following rumours, which were never substantiated, that a girl had been raped by a gang of men. |