Oldest rioter

A 70-YEAR-OLD man was the oldest person to be arrested in connection with recent rioting, it has emerged.

Scotland Yard said the unnamed man, arrested on August 8 in connection with theft from a shop in West Ealing, west London, was given a caution.

A spokesman said: “The oldest person arrested was a 70-year-old man arrested on August 8 in connection with theft from a shop in West Ealing. He was cautioned.”

Ealing was one of the hotspots of trouble during riots in London.