Riots in Leeds

[iansmithofotley]

Hi everyone,There were 'race riots' in Leeds in 1969. They took place in July and August in the Burley area and involved some of the local white people and some Pakistanis, a white man was murdered. Three coloured immigrant men were arrested in connection with the murder and appeared at Leeds Assizes in January 1970. Two men were convicted of the murder and received Life Imprisonment and one man was acquitted of aiding and abetting the murder and carrying an offensive weapon.There were other incidents in connection with the Burley riots and a lot of people were arrested for criminal damage, assault and setting cars on fire. Things got worse when a West Indian man, driving a car, hit a white man and killed him. This event caused further disturbances but was not directly connected with the previous riots.Ian

[Leeds Hippo]

I wonder if the definition of a Riot means thata. There must be more than 12 peopleb. The Riot Act must be read    

[cnosni]

harehills-steve wrote: Another steve, sorry, but link here - http://dnausers.d-n-a.net/leodis-leeds/night.html Thanks for that Steve,that looks a good site.

[jim]

Leeds Hippo wrote: I wonder if the definition of a Riot means thata. There must be more than 12 peopleb. The Riot Act must be read     The Riot Act was abolished on 18 July 1973. Current relevant legislation appears to be the Public Order Act 1986. Details of both can be found by reference to the Wikipedia pages under each heading.

[raveydavey]

It's a little known anomaly of the law that only the police can officially declare a disturbance as a "riot".I understand that they are reluctant to do so unless absolutely necessary as most insurance policies specifically don't cover damage sustained during a riot and then the police can become liable for the costs.....