'Party animal' rioter who was hit in the head and groin by flying bricks as he taunted police during Southport unrest is jailed
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A rioting thug who went viral after being hit in the head and groin by flying house bricks was today jailed for two-and-half years. Brian Spencer, 40, sank ten pints and a litre of rum before taunting police during violence which erupted in the wake of the Southport stabbings.
![[He was twice struck in the face and head after gyrating in front of officers, before turning around and being hit for a third time in the crotch]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/15/87995231-14221807-As_Spencer_walked_away_from_the_group_of_officers_rubbing_the_ba-a-13_1734968221453.jpg)
He was twice struck in the face and head after gyrating in front of officers, before turning around and being hit for a third time in the crotch. Spencer, who admitted violent disorder, also racially-abused a Polish patient at the town's hospital while awaiting treatment for his injuries.
![[Spencer was seen wearing a grey tracksuit, dancing and jumping around in the street]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/15/87995225-14221807-Spencer_was_seen_wearing_a_grey_tracksuit_dancing_and_jumping_ar-a-19_1734968331738.jpg)
Liverpool Crown Court heard how painter-decorator Spencer was at the centre of riots in the seaside town on July 30, a day after three children were stabbed to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. In footage which quickly swept across social media, he was filmed swinging his hips and dancing in front of a line of police officers in a bid to goad them.
![[Spencer, who admitted violent disorder, also racially-abused a Polish patient at the town's hospital while awaiting treatment for his injuries]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/15/93430377-14221807-image-m-17_1734968266829.jpg)
A previous judge described Spencer's dancing as delivering his 'best Mick Jagger impression'. But as the father-of-four attempted to provoke a reaction, a large brick bounced off a riot shield into his face, while another hit the back of his head. A rioting thug who went viral after being hit in the head and groin by flying house bricks was today jailed for two-and-half years. Brian Spencer (pictured) sank ten pints and a litre of rum before taunting police during violence which erupted in the wake of the Southport stabbings.
![[Liverpool Crown Court heard how painter-decorator Spencer was at the centre of riots in the seaside town on July 30, a day after three children were stabbed to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/15/93430579-14221807-image-a-18_1734968290542.jpg)
