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Hartlepool LIVE: Seven charged in court for violent disorder

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  • Seven men have been arrested after violent unrest on Wednesday evening (July 31) saw people attacked, emergency workers assaulted, and a police car torched.
  • The men, who have been charged with violent disorder, have been remanded in custody and are set to appear at Teesside Magistrates Court today (Friday, August 2).
  • One was also charged with beating an emergency worker, and another with possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, a spokesperson for Cleveland Police said.
  • Yesterday, an 11-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a police vehicle was set alight on the Hartlepool streets.

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