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London. (Metropolitan Police). A man has been sentenced to the longest term of imprisonment so far seen in Hackney for playing a part in the August disorder.
Junior Saunders, 36 [05/02/1975], of Mead Place, E9, pleaded to guilty to six charges at Wood Green Crown Court and was sentenced to a total of five years imprisonment for the following offences:
Violent disorder in Mare Street -
Violent disorder in Clarence
Road -
Criminal damage to police car -
Criminal damage to police car -
Burglary
at Eye London Opticians, Mare Street -
Burglary at Tesco, Morning
Lane -
On Monday 8 August 2011 there was widespread disorder in Hackney from 16:00 hours until 03:00 hours the next day. It started in Mare Street, E9, with a number of police vehicles being damaged. This action sparked a disturbance that was to involve over one thousand people in Hackney alone.
Junior Saunders was seen in Mare Street on CCTV footage, riding a pedal cycle. He
then used a D-
Saunders then went on to throw stepladders and other items at police. He was later seen to break into the back of an articulated lorry, where he spent fifteen minutes passing planks of wood from the lorry to other suspects. The wood was used to smash windows of buses that were full of passengers, attack other property and to throw at the police.
Saunders then led an attack on the premises of Eye London opticians in Mare Street where 20,000 pairs of glasses were stolen. He continued his campaign of destruction at Tesco in Morning Lane, where footage showed him attacking the store with a shovel and handing out property to others.
As the disorder broke out elsewhere, Saunders appeared in Clarence Road, E5. Saunders continued to throw more missiles at police, his actions continuing into the early hours of the morning.
Throughout this entire incident Saunders was captured on CCTV wearing a hooded top
with a distinctive t-
Following a detailed investigation, Saunders was identified as the suspect and arrested at an address in Hackney. During the search of the address vital evidence was recovered linking him to the offences.
In total, five addresses were searched as part of the investigation and 180 separate exhibits were recovered.
Saunders was subsequently charged on 5 October before being convicted and sentenced on Wednesday, 7 December.
Borough Commander, Steve Bending, of Hackney Police, Said: "The conviction of Junior Saunders is a strong example of the painstaking work that is still going on to bring to justice those responsible for disorder in Hackney 8 August.
"I am pleased that in sentencing him to five years imprisonment, the court has recognised
the role he played at numerous scenes of the disorder and his appalling behaviour
throughout."
DI Philip Langworthy, Hackney's Senior Investigating Officer for Withern,
said: "This is an excellent result. Mr Saunders has many previous convictions and
this long period of imprisonment will stop him from ruining other people's lives.
His actions on 8 August 2011 were appalling, and it was the primary objective of
my team to identify and convict him.
"I would like to pay testament to DS Perry Benton and the other people involved in this investigation. DS Benton interviewed Mr Saunders on eight separate occasions and has spent over two months working diligently and professionally to ensure that the case succeeded.
"My team are working around the clock and we continue to enjoy the fantastic support from the community and our partners."
DS Benton Perry, from Hackney's Withern team said: "Throughout the investigation Saunders continued to deny his involvement in these offences. As a result of our meticulous investigation, the CPS authorised the six charges. After charge the investigation team continued gathering evidence with the use of facial recognition experts. When faced with this overwhelming evidence, Saunders changed his plea to guilty on all six counts resulting in this appropriately lengthy sentence."
A man has received the longest
sentence yet in connection with
the disorder in Hackney