A Leeds man has appeared in court accused of torching a bus during scenes of violent disorder in the city last week.
Iustin Dobre, 37, of Dorset Terrace, Harehills, Leeds, entered no plea in relation to charges of arson reckless as to endanger life and violent disorder when he appeared in custody at Leeds Magistrates' Court on Monday, 22nd July 2024.
Arson reckless as to endanger life is an offence under section 1(2) & (3) of the Criminal Damage Act 1971. It has a maximum penalty of life imprisonment on conviction on indictment.
Violent disorder is an offence under section 2 of the Public Order Act 1986. It has a maximum penalty of 5 years' custody and/or an unlimited fine on conviction on indictment; 26 weeks' custody and/or an unlimited fine on summary conviction.
As has been widely reported elsewhere, there were violent scenes in the Harehills area of Leeds on the evening of Thursday, 18th July 2024.
The violence, which continued throughout the night, reportedly kicked off when social workers, accompanied by the police, removed a child from the family home.
Video footage uploaded to social media showed several flash points, including the vandalism of a marked police car, barricading of roads and the torching of a bus.
Dobre, who is a Romanian national, was listed to appear at 10 am, but the case was stood down until 2 pm owing to the lack of an interpreter - a highly interesting topic of discussion on Twitter earlier on!
Interpreter eventually located, the case was actually called on at 12.30 pm. District Judge Tim Capstick was presiding.
As anticipated the case was sent straight to Leeds Crown Court.
Dobre was remanded in custody until his next hearing on Monday, 19th August 2024.
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