A stone-throwing rioter, who hugged a fellow rioter and "celebrated" their actions during the disturbances, has been jailed for five years.

Shahanwaz Khan was filmed throwing missiles at police lines nine times during a four-hour period on the streets.

Video footage of the 21-year-old's involvement in last July's violent scenes was shown during a hearing at Bradford Crown Court yesterday and Khan could be seen on one occasion hurling an object from point blank range towards the camera.

The court heard that Khan, of Cliffe Street, Keighley, had come across the disturbance while visiting his girlfriend and had been goaded into getting involved after misleading information circulated about National Front members assaulting Asian women.

Barrister Abdul Iqbal, for Khan, said he heard that NF supporters were behind the police lines and it was at that stage that he joined in throwing missiles with others.

The court heard that Khan, who had no previous convictions and worked in a pet store, was arrested at his home a month after his photo was published in the Telegraph & Argus. He maintained during police interviews he was not the man shown in the video.

It was only last month that Khan pleaded guilty to the riot charge and Mr Iqbal said he now accepted full responsibility for his behaviour and regretted it.

Mr Iqbal revealed that Khan's teenage girlfriend had given birth to their daughter four months ago and he realised he would miss that youngster's young childhood.

He said Khan accepted he had been hot-headed, but he urged Judge Stephen Gullick to accept he had acted uncharacteristically.

The judge told Khan he had been among a very hostile crowd who were throwing stones and added: "You are to be seen at one point hugging apparently another rioter - jumping up and down, apparently by way of celebration.''

He said Khan's sentence could not be reduced as much as similar defendants' because he did not admit what he had done at an early stage.

Judge Gullick noted that Khan's girlfriend was somewhat vulnerable and his family would also have to endure the sentence he would serve.

"Today is thus a very sad day for them as they endure the shame that your totally irrational and irresponsible behaviour has inflicted upon them,'' he added.

l The sentence of a 19-year-old rioter was adjourned by Judge Roger Scott yesterday after he said he was "deeply suspicious'' about a statement in which it was suggested that Oulfath Hussain had come to the aid of a white woman.

Hussain, of Canterbury Avenue, Bradford, pleaded guilty to the offence last month, but the court heard that throughout various police interviews he made no reply.

Prosecutor Neil Clark described how Hussain was caught on film helping to erect a barricade and throwing stones and other objects at police. He was also shown goading the police and trying to hit a police van with a piece of fencing.

Hussain was due to be sentenced yesterday but when his barrister, John Sleightholme, indicated he would relying on evidence from the woman who claimed to have been assisted by his client, Judge Scott decided the matter should be further investigated by the police.