A judge told Anthony Livesey: “I am absolutely stunned and shocked by you and your friends’ behaviour”. A thug stamped on a man’s head during a sickening group attack in Piccadilly Gardens during disorder at the weekend. Anthony Livesey, 31, was seen on Saturday, August 3, among a large group of ‘far right protesters’ who became involved in an assault on a black man. He has now pleaded guilty to violent disorder. Prosecutor Hannah Nicholls said: “This was filmed by a member of the far right group and uploaded onto X, formerly Twitter. “In relation to this defendant, he was seen to antagonise mounted police officers with two beer bottles in his hand on Market Street whilst swearing and chanting at the police and opposing protestors.” Livesey was then seen following the group as they climbed over barriers before they attacked the man. He was seen to ‘swing a punch’ towards the man while others pounced. At one stage the man was dragged away by members of the group before falling to the ground. “The defendant was then seen to stamp on top of the male’s head,” the prosecutor added. “The police then became involved.” The court heard Livesey, of Moorfield Avenue, Denton, Tameside, has previous convictions for domestic violence including battery and controlling behaviour.
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siehe auch: Rioter cries in court as he admits attack on Black man in Manchester Liam Ryan played an active role in attack in Piccadilly Gardens, court told. A rioter who attacked a Black man during far-right disorder in Manchester cried in court as he admitted carrying out the attack.. Liam Ryan, 28, from Bradford, West Yorkshire, wept as he entered a guilty plea following disturbances in Piccadilly Gardens in the city centre on Saturday. Prosecutors at Manchester Magistrates’ Court said Ryan had played an “active role” in the Piccadilly Gardens disorder and could be seen “aiming a punch towards the male involved”. He was remanded into custody and is expected to be sentenced next week; Another day of shame for far-right rioters: Judge savages ‘cowardly’ thugs in mob that attacked lone black man, ‘oldest’ rioter shouts ‘I’m f***ing 70 mate’ in new arrest footage and burglar who looted Tesco is jailed. A judge today savaged a ‘cowardly and disgraceful’ thug who was involved in a shameful attack on a lone black man as more far-right rioters were hauled before the courts. Footage showed Anthony Livesey and several other men attacking the pedestrian in Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester in one of the most shocking incidents to have emerged so far from a week of unrest. The 25-year-old, who pleaded guilty to violent disorder, swung a punch during the sickening incident before stamping on the victim’s head after he had been dragged to the ground. Remanding him in custody, District Judge Lucy Hogarth said: ‘I have worked in criminal justice for nearly 30 years, and I am not often lost for words but this offence that was committed by you and your friends is one of the most cowardly and disgraceful cases I have ever experienced.’ Colin Demulder, 36, also pleaded guilty to violent disorder. David McCrea, 43, and three boys – who cannot be named for legal reasons – have been charged with the same offence.