Two men from Birmingham who took part in serious disorder in Wolverhampton city centre are punished.

Two men from Birmingham were caughting carrying a machete and a sword during fighting in Wolverhampton city centre streets by officers tackling knife crime.

They were among groups of young males who clashed in daylight in Queen Street near the bus station while members of the public were going about their daily business on March 21.

Judge Michael Chambers KC told Wolverhampton Crown Court that it was a serious incident of disorder which saw the trouble spilling inside the Cash Converter discount goods’ shop.

West Midlands Police responded to a call at around 4.45pm about a group of youths running with knives near shops in Queen Street. It turned out that the force’s

Queen Street, Wolverhampton, was the scene of disorder on March 21, 2026. | Google

placeholder image — Queen Street, Wolverhampton, was the scene of disorder on March 21, 2026. | Google

Project Guardian Taskforce team, set up to tackle knife crime, were carrying out a routine patrol in the area and pursued the group and were able to make a number of arrests in nearby Darlington Street including the defendants Dimitri King, aged 19, of Hatcham Road, Kingstanding, and Emadul Mannan, now aged 18, of Wordsworth Road, Small Heath.

They previously pleaded guilty to a joint offence of possession of a blade relating to the Wolverhampton incident.

The hearing on Friday was told that both had previous run ins with the law and that Mannan was also to be sentenced for unauthorised possession of a knife in prison relating to him being caught with a ‘shank’ implement resembling a tent peg without a cutting edge, while on remand at Werrington Young Offender Institution in 2025 for separate matters. The court also heard that by taking part in the Wolverhampton disorder King breached a previous suspended sentence for possessing a blade.

Judge Chambers told Mannan: “It is extremely serious for anyone in prison to have a weapon because it is ready for use. This crosses the custody threshold.” He added that the offence was aggravated by his previous conviction of possession of a blade in 2024 followed by a referral order given in June 2025. he also activated King’s suspended sentence, meaning he must serve that term as well as the latest sentence.

He told both defendants that he had taken in account their bleak upbringing, their youth and immaturity.

“This offence is so serious only immediate custody is appropriate,” he added.

For the offences both were each sentenced to a total three years in youth detention.