Judge tells riot 'missile' yob he faces time in jail

57-YEAR-OLD FLUNG OBJECT AT POLICE AFTER HE WAS HIT ON THE HEAD AND FELT A BIT DAZED’ DURING CLASH.

- CHRIS SLATER

A YOB who launched a missile at police trying to keep rival groups apart during the riot in Bolton has been warned to expect a prison term.

Nigel Simpson, 57, hurled the item at officers as trouble flared in the town centre earlier this month.

A 'substantial group of protesters attended Bolton town centre' as 'widespread organised disorder was taking place across the UK, Nicola Dunkerley, prosecuting said. She said that during the day 'two sets of demonstrators, around 250 in each' gathered and had to be kept apart by officers from Greater Manchester Police who 'formed a human barrier.

Both groups were throwing missiles towards police, she continued.