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Three Brothers Jailed Over Southport Riot Violence

Their jailing delivers a strong deterrent message after fifty officers were injured during the violent unrest

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Overview

  • Liverpool Crown Court sentenced Martin Threlfall, Dylan Threlfall and Keelan Westbrook to prison terms of two years, eighteen months and sixteen months respectively.
  • Judge Stuart Driver said the sentences were designed to deter others from participating in similar public disorder.
  • Martin Threlfall also pleaded guilty to possessing a curved sword kept as a keepsake from his late father while Dylan Threlfall admitted cannabis possession.
  • CCTV footage showed Martin Threlfall hurling wheelie bins, bricks and a missile at police officers and a carrier van during the July 2024 riots.
  • Keelan Westbrook will miss the birth of his first child due to his sixteen-month prison term.