A sixth form student who stole two left footed trainers from a  city centre store during the Wolverhampton riots was locked up for 10 months amid angry scenes today.

Danielle Corns, who became known as “the girl in the gloves”, stood close to tears in the dock as a woman supporter launched a tirade at the judge from the public gallery.

Corns, who has two A-levels and intended to join the RAF as cabin crew next year, was caught on CCTV crawling under shutters that had been shattered by rioters at the Zhapp fashion store in Queen Street in August, the city crown court heard.

The 19-year-old had been dropped off by her mother Sharon to go shopping when she got caught up in trouble, the court was told.

Prosecutor Mr Hugh O’Brien-Quinn said: “Against a background of general disorder this defendant was seen on city centre TV for 40 minutes. At various times she was with large groups of people committing disorder. She was seen in the area of three different shops that were looted.

“In particular, she was outside Zhapp while others smashed their way into it. She was seen wearing large black gloves.

“CCTV shows her crawling in through the smashed shutters spending around 10 seconds in the store and leaving holding what appeared to be two trainers.”

Corns was later seen watching rioters break into the Digitech Masters store. The day after she appeared in pictures published in the Express & Star she went to a police station with her mother to explain she was the girl in the photograph.

Police later went to her home in Tildesley Drive, Willenhall, in the early hours  to arrest her. She has admitted burgling Zhapp .

Corns had received a reprimand for disorderly behaviour in 2005 and shoplifting a year later. Zhapp suffered £5,000 damage  and up to £30,000 property was stolen during the riot.

Mr Simon Rippon, defending, said: “She did something incredibly stupid in a moment of madness. She is from a good family and her mother has struggled to come to terms with the actions of her daughter that has caused her consternation.”

He added:  “She was not party to smashing into Zhapp store.”

Judge John Warner told Corns: “You have received a lot of adverse publicity since stealing two left footed shoes but the actions of offenders like you contributed to and collectively caused many thousands of pounds of losses.”

As sentence was passed, a woman shouted at Judge Warner: “This is not right. You are destroying an innocent girl.”