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Charedim in court over London riot looted computers

December 22, 2011 12:33
Police deal with an injured man during this summer's riots

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Marcus Dysch,

Marcus Dysch

1 min read

Two Charedi men have admitted buying computers from looters on the first night of the London riots.

Joseph Landau and Heskel Brauer, both 24 and members of Stamford Hill's strictly Orthodox community, were seen separately buying them on August 6 as violence erupted.

A woman saw them with the computers at Tottenham Hale Retail Park and took their car registration numbers.

At Wood Green Crown Court, they were both given eight-month jail sentences, suspended for 18 months, after admitting handling stolen goods. They must both also do 80 hours of unpaid work. The pair, who are both married with children, do not know each other.