A yob who threw a brick at police in scenes of “wanton mob violence” following the Southport stabbings has been jailed. Liam Curwen, 32, who spat at cops, hurled the missile at officers and picked up paving bricks during the disorder was jailed for 27 months at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court . The court heard how Curwen was part of a mob which walked towards the police line in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent on August 3, 2024, just days after three girls were murdered in a Southport dance studio. Ensure our