Milton Keynes became a scene of mayhem after hundreds of rowdy schoolchildren rampaged through a shopping centre. The chaotic scenes were filmed and shared on social media, including a tense standoff between the children and security guards.
In one clip, a security guard is seen bodyslaming a child to the floor, before a crowd of youths surrounded him. The eruption of disorder came on the eve of the Easter bank holiday.
Thames Valley Police issued a Section 34 dispersal order following the havoc. A section 34 order gives police the power to direct a person to leave a specified area and not to return for up to 48 hours.
The force said: “A dispersal order is in place in central Milton Keynes following an incident of antisocial behaviour involving around 300 children. The order is in place until midnight.
“Our officers continue to be out and about following the disorder earlier today.
“They will continue to be in the area this evening and we will be conducting high visibility patrols.”
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