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Monday 25 October 2010

Hooligans sentenced after train station clashes

Fifteen Newcastle fans given banning orders
Fifteen football hooligans have been sentenced after admitting charges of violent disorder over clashes involving Newcastle and Sunderland fans.
The incident took place at Newcastle Central Station on 8 August 2009.
Hundreds of Sunderland fans were passing through on their way home from an earlier friendly match in Scotland.
One of the men was jailed for 12 months and the others were given either suspended sentences or curfews and community service orders.
All were given football banning orders.
At Newcastle Crown Court, Judge Beatrice Bolton said: "The forward planning by police officers prevented a serious outbreak of violence and because of the police presence the incident was over and done with in a flash."
A group of Sunderland fans, who were also arrested following the incident, will be tried in February 2011.
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