1,005 charged over London riots

Scotland Yard has now charged more than 1,000 suspects over the rioting which swept through the capital.
Metropolitan Police Acting Commissioner Tim Godwin hailed a "significant milestone" as he said a total of 1,005 suspects had been charged after 1,733 arrests so far.
Mr Godwin - who said at the weekend that the force was targeting 3,000 convictions - added that the investigation is "far from over".
Meanwhile, a man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two police officers were mown down in east London while chasing looters during last week's riots is being questioned for a second day.
The 31-year-old was detained after he handed himself in at an east London police station.
Scotland Yard has released CCTV footage of the incident.
It shows the officers being hit by a green Citroen which was driven at them at speed in Waltham Forest as they dealt with reports of a group looting a clothing store at around 1am on August 8.
Detectives investigating the attempted murder of the officers said the footage had been released to encourage people to come forward and identify those responsible.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said the Citroen was driven at the Pcs, both based at Paddington Green police station, in Royston Avenue as they tried to deal with reports of looting at the Aristocrats clothing store in Chingford Mount Road.
One officer suffered knee and leg injuries and the other sustained shoulder injuries, the spokesman said. They were both taken to hospital and are recovering at home while they wait for further specialist treatment.

 

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