Article 6S24K Teenager who smashed window during Middlesbrough riots freed on appeal

Teenager who smashed window during Middlesbrough riots freed on appeal

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Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#6S24K)

Judges suspend Dylan Willis's jail term on account of his ADHD and low IQ but uphold sentences of three other men

A teenager jailed for smashing a restaurant window during rioting in Middlesbrough is to be freed after appeal judges ruled that a court had not considered his complex developmental and mental health background.

Dylan Willis, 18, who pleaded guilty to violent disorder after repeatedly smashing the window with a brick, had his 14-month sentence suspended by court of appeal judges on Thursday.

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