The 29-year-old was shot dead in Tottenham on August 4 by armed officers who intercepted the minicab he was travelling in, believing he was carrying a gun.

After no firearm was found on him, initially peaceful protests held over the coming days turned violent on August 6.

By August 7, the disorder had spread across the river, reaching south east London the following day.

Monday, August 8

In Catford, Looters broke into several shops in Rushey Green, including an independent optician, Argos, 99p Stores, JD Sports and Halfords.

Over in Charlton, police worked to disperse violent crowds, but were unable to protect Stone Lake Retail Park shops from widespread looting.

Lewisham town centre was completely shut down after exchanges between rioters and police started at around 6pm.

Rioters on the street in Lewisham

Riot police faced down a group of young people on Lee High Road, who caused significant damage to shops and businesses, lighting cars on fire.

The group smashed their way into the Dirty South at around 7pm, laying waste to the boozer and live music venue.

READ MORE: LEWISHAM RIOTS: Dirty South bar manager counts the cost

On Deptford High Street, businesses targeted by the rioters included Tesco Express, HSBC bank and William Hill betting shop.

Rioting was underway in Bromley by 11.30pm, with groups raiding shops along the High Street.

Police cordoned off the Bromley town centre in an attempt to contain the disorder, shutting Bromley South railway station. 

Richer Sounds was one of many shops which had its front smashed in before being looted. 

Those arrested in Bromley aged from 14 to 45, some of whom came from as far away as Wolverhampton.

Richer Sounds

The worst disorder occurred in the evening and overnight in Woolwich. 

Shops were looted and set on fire, including The Great Harry, a Wetherspoon in the town centre. 

The pub was gutted by the blaze, which cost £3.25m worth of damage and lost earnings.

The Great Harry on fire

A 16-year-old boy from Abbey Wood, who was seen running inside with a burning plank, was later detained for four years.

The pub became a focus of opinion about the events as locals began writing their thoughts and messages on the boarded-up shell.

Other buildings along the high street were smashed and looted, including jewellers, computer game shops, banks, phone shops, bookmakers and fast food restaurants.

Tuesday, August 9

As the clean-up began, sporadic disturbances continued across the region.

Bluewater Shopping Centre drafted in extra riot police officers to deal with the potential threat of rioters, while minor scuffles had hit Bexley early that day.

Across the capital shops and businesses closed early due to fears of another night of violence.

The streets were flooded with 16,000 police officers, with Special Constables requested to report for duty to assist their regular colleagues.

A 'Zero tolerance' approach was adopted, and attempts at disorder were halted fairly quickly.

Wednesday, August 10

Crowds gathered in Eltham

Groups of residents and shop owners gather Eltham, in an attempt to prevent looting.

Later that evening a 200-strong crowd of 'vigilantes', containing English Defence League members, clashed with 1,000 riot police, hurling projectiles.

Despite this, the streets returned to a relatively calm state in the coming days.

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