Retired art worker, 81, becomes the oldest person convicted of taking part in the far-right riots that swept the UK, but is spared jail

An 81-year-old pensioner has become the oldest person convicted of taking part in the far-right riots that swept the UK this summer - after a court heard how he stamped on the leg of a protester who was being detained by police. Edwards was arrested when trouble flared following a face-off between right-wing and anti-fascists groups Keith Edwards, 81, has become the oldest person convicted of taking part in the far-right riots that swept the UK this summer Edwards was arrested when trouble flared following a face-off between right-wing and anti-fascists groups Mr Edwards told the court he had popped out to by a loaf of bread when the incident unfolded Edwards, who claimed he became 'embroiled' in the violence after going out to buy a loaf of bread, was then heard on a subsequent bodycam recording telling officers it was the first time he'd ever been arrested. Mr Quinn told Nottingham Magistrates Court that 'misinformation' spread about the identity of the alleged Southport attacker online, adding violence spread from Lancashire across the UK, arriving in Nottingham five days later. In footage shown to the court, Edwards, of The Meadows, Nottingham, was The retired art worker stamped on the leg of a protester who was being detained by police, Nottingham Magistrates Court heard Police officers standing in front of a group of people as they protest in Nottingham Market Square on Saturday, August 3 Jim Buckley, defending, said: 'Clearly, this is out of character for him.