Jail for Wolverhampton riots looter caught on camera

This is the looter jailed for helping her brother steal a television from a shop during the summer riots last year – and the picture in the Express & Star that helped bring her to justice.

Charlotte Davies was captured on CCTV carrying the TV away from Sunitek in Broad Street, Wolverhampton. And she was today behind bars after being jailed for two years for her part in the troubles.

The 25-year-old was prompted to hand herself into police on October 4, after she saw the CCTV image of her published in the Express & Star.

Wolverhampton Crown Court was told that Davies, of Castlecroft Road, Castlecroft, had been in the city to sign on and became "caught up" in the troubles. The TV was later dumped around the corner, the court heard.

Mr Jon Roe, defending, said: "She had been into the city legitimately to sign on and went to a fast food restaurant with her brother, but after the disorder erupted she became part of a group being pushed away by the police.

"She was trying to stop her brother from becoming involved, but unfortunately when she saw him coming out of the shop with the television, she instinctively helped him and in doing so assisted with the offence.

"Her primary intention was to help him and not to steal and she inadvertently got involved with the crime on the spur of the moment."

Davies admitted burglary and was jailed by Judge John Warner who told her: "You took advantage of what was going on to assist your brother to steal that item and were part of a mob of people attacking that shop."

Jack Hichen, the brother of Davies, was jailed for 20 months after admitting burglary at an earlier court hearing.

Davies gave herself up around two months after ugly scenes broke out across the country, including Birmingham, Wolverhampton and West Bromwich. Thugs rampaged up Queen Street, Wolverhampton, and smashed their way into shops on August 9.