Dad-to-be will miss birth of baby after he's locked up for launching missiles at police van

A DAD-TO-BE will miss the birth of his child after he was jailed for launching missiles at a police van during riots which broke out after a vigil in Southport.

Dylan Carey's pregnant girlfriend burst into tears in the public gallery as he was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court to 18 months in prison after he earlier admitted violent disorder.

Carey, 26, from Hindley, Wigan, travelled to the Merseyside town on July 30 with his girlfriend, Natasha Keenan, to lay flowers and light a candle a day after three girls were fatally stabbed at a dance class.

Widespread disorder involving a group of about 1,000 people started after the vigil ended with the focus of violence aimed at a local mosque and fuelled by misinformation on social media, the court heard.

Chants of 'who the f*** is Allah?' and 'this is our f***ing country' were heard as police officers came under fire from missiles as they formed a cordon to prevent the group from reaching the mosque.