Brian Spencer, 40, was seen taunting police before incident that online commenters labelled ‘instant karma’
A total of 500 people will be spending Christmas in prison for their part in the summer riots, after a rioter who went viral in an “instant karma” video when he was hit in the groin with a brick became the latest to be sentenced.
In the clip, which attracted hundreds of thousands of views, the 40-year-old was hit in the head with a brick thrown by another person, stumbled towards the line of rioters and took another brick to the groin, in what commenters described as “instant karma” and “justice served”.
On Monday, Judge Pierpoint sentenced Spencer to two years and six months, saying he had been “enjoying the chaos” and had “antagonised the police”.
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