A looter jailed for six months got exactly what he deserves says his younger brother who was out helping to defend his community's shops last month.

Barry Morriss, 34, of Overbury Crescent, New Addington was convicted at Camberwell Green Magistrates Court on September 12 of possessing stolen goods, 700 cigarettes taken from the New Addington Co-op, which burned to the ground during the August 8 riots.

Police who raided his home two days later also discovered a flat screen TV Morriss admitted was bought from a fellow looter.

His brother Terry, 27, also of New Addington, had been out defending Central Parade with other residents on August 9 while his brother was enjoying the fruits of his crime.

After watching his brother sent down last week, he rang the Croydon Guardian to denounce him.

He said: "I was disgusted with my brother. The whole family went to court and we believe he got what he deserved.

"He has never been in trouble with the police, he just decided to be a clown. I just can't believe he went that way.

"He has disgraced the family."

Terry, who works as a mechanic, said his brother, who was sent to Brixton prison, was a father of three whose wife is pregnant.

He had planned to move his family to the USA to be with his father but after a criminal conviction those dreams are over.

He added: "He deserves all he got. He wasn’t supporting our community that night. My mum has worked all her life to provide for us. She is devastated."

Morriss' wife, who declined to give her name, said her family were struggling to deal with her husband's conviction.

Residents in New Addington came out in force on August 9, the day after rioters caused havoc along Central Parade, to prevent further devastation.

More than 200 men women and children gathered along the stretch of shops standing guard until the early hours of August 10.

Adam Rest, 28, a fellow New Addington resident who came out to protect the town, said: "We are a small community here and there is a lot of history here. We just united to protect our village and to offer additional support to the police."