Overview
- Stacey Vint, filmed pushing a burning wheelie bin at police during the August 2024 Middlesbrough disorder, says in new interviews she is sorry and has changed her life.
- She pleaded guilty to violent disorder and served a 20‑month sentence after viral clips and front pages made her one of the most visible offenders from the unrest.
- After release, Vint joined Restorative Cleveland’s programme run by Safer Communities, met a victim who knew her as a child—retired teacher Satti Collins—and began speaking in schools about consequences.
- The programme says 12 people involved in the riots have written apology letters, and a short film titled Riot to Redemption, funded by Tees Million, documents Vint’s journey.
- Restorative Cleveland’s Paul Shaw argues face‑to‑face conversations can deepen accountability, and Vint and Collins have shared their experience with police and at a community event hosted by the Amal Project, which helped with post‑riot clean‑ups.