A 12-year-old boy, believed to be the youngest suspect in the recent riots that rocked the United Kingdom, pleaded guilty to violence during two anti-immigration rallies in Manchester, northern England, before a judge today.

The boy pleaded guilty at Manchester Crown Court to taking part in throwing stones at a bus in front of a hotel hosting migrants on July 31, then smashing the window of an e-cigarette shop and throwing objects at police on August 3.

As he pleaded guilty, he will be sentenced at a later date without trial and will remain in custody pending the announcement.

Although the racist and Islamophobic violence that rocked the country has subsided for a week, hundreds of rioters and perpetrators of online posts deemed to incite hatred continue to be brought before the courts.

Among them, many minors, teenagers, such as the child brought before the authorities in Manchester, whose case was considered “very serious” by Judge Joan Hurst given his involvement in two separate incidents.

A second 12-year-old boy is due to appear in court in Liverpool (north-west) today for involvement in violent acts.

Andy Preston, mayor of Middlesbrough (north-east), where the riots unfolded, said this weekend that “t90% of the damage was caused by young, white British people who wanted to feel the excitement and get their adrenaline pumping (…) without any ideological motivation».

In total, more than 900 people were arrested and 450 charged after the riots, which mainly targeted mosques and migrant shelters after rumors circulated online about the origins of the suspect in the knife attack that killed three little girls. on July 29 in Southport (North West).