The Sun: Riot heroine grandma is named

The Sun identifies and interviews Pauline Pearce, the brave grandmother who faced off looters and told them what for.

Last night Pauline - a former jazz singer and part-time community radio DJ who campaigns against gun and knife crime, told The Sun: "I was mad because I know how it was when I saved up to buy my first little banger and moped.


"We are a poor borough anyway and they are burning each other's vehicles and motorbikes - that made me furious."

Info on Pauline's jazz career here, including performance videos.