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Another Richmond rioter charged

A 26-year-old man has become the latest Richmondite to face charges of taking part in last years infamous Stanley Cup riot. Reneil Anand Kumar was formally charged Thursday with participating in a riot and mischief.

A 26-year-old man has become the latest Richmondite to face charges of taking part in last years infamous Stanley Cup riot.

Reneil Anand Kumar was formally charged Thursday with participating in a riot and mischief.

Kumar was among five new suspected rioters charged this week by the Crown.

Prosecutors assigned to the riot cases approved the charges after evidence was given to them by the Vancouver Police Department's Integrated Riot Investigation Team (IRIT).

Others charged are: Andrew Cuthbert, 20, of Maple Ridge, charged with participating in a riot, arson and two counts of mischief; Fernando Rafael Elevado Bernabe, 20, of Burnaby, participating in a riot and two counts of mischief; Christian Dougherty, 19, of Prince George and Ariel Elizabeth Harrison, 19, of Surrey are charged with participating in a riot and mischief.

The IRIT has recommended 350 criminal charges against 125 suspected rioters.

Kumar is the fourth person from Richmond to be charged with taking part in last Junes post-Game 7 riot in Downtown Vancouver.