Two admit role in Wolverhampton city centre violence
A man and a 15-year-old boy have admitted a string of offences after violence broke out in Wolverhampton city centre, leaving a teenage girl injured and boy with stab wounds.
Nathaniel Nugent, 18, of Pembridge Road, Blurton, Stoke-on-Trent, and the 15-year-old boy from Wolverhampton, who cannot be named for legal reasons, both admitted affray after the clash in Lichfield Street outside the Britannia Hotel in April.
The 15-year-old also admitted actual bodily harm and possessing a hammer, which is classed as an offensive weapon, at Wolverhampton Crown Court yesterday. Nugent also admitted possessing a pointed article.
The town centre was locked down by armed officers on the evening of April 19. Witnesses described seeing around 15 people fighting on the street at around 8pm.
The injured girl was taken to hospital with back and leg injuries alongside the teenage boy who was treated for stab wounds. Both were later discharged.
Shamar Fairclough, 19, of Coppice Green Lane, Shifnal, denies affray as do a 17-year-old and a 16-year-old boy, who also cannot be named. The 17-year-old denies possessing a blade, and the 16-year-old denies possessing an imitation fire arm.
His Honour Judge Michael Dudley adjourned the case and set a trial for Fairclough and the 17-year-old and 16-year-old to be held on February 2 next year.
Nugent and the 15-year-old will be sentenced after the conclusion of the trial. All five defendants have been released on conditional bail.
