A schoolboy has admitted burning a Union Flag in the heart of an English village with a friend whose former punk rocker mother fled to Syria to be with her ISIS toy-boy . The 14-year-old , who can not be named for legal reasons , was charged with arson after the flag was torn down from its pole and burned with a lighter weeks before Remembrance Sunday . The flag was then spat and urinated on during the incident in Borough Green , near Sevenoaks , Kent , in October 2014 . 'Horrible ' : The 14-year-old admitted playing a part in the burning of this flag , alongside the son of jihadi bride Sally Jones , in the Kent village of Borough Green last October . The schoolboy appeared at youth court in Sevenoaks , Kent on Thursday , where he pleaded guilty to arson , supported by his mother and friend Jonathan Wilkinson . The 18-year-old - the son of jihadi bride Sally Jones - had already accepted a formal police caution for his part in the despicable act , along with another 14-year-old boy . The trio were caught on CCTV cameras climbing on each other 's shoulders and tearing the Union Flag from its pole on October 27 - just weeks before Remembrance Sunday . The incident happened just months after it was revealed Wilkinson 's 47-year-old mother , a former member of a punk rock band from Chatham , Kent , had travelled to Raqqa in Syria with her younger son to marry Islamic State fighter Junaid Hussain , 20 , from Birmingham , who skipped bail to fight in Syria . It has since come out that Jones has been actively recruiting potential brides for other fighters , while in December she tweeted : 'May Allah destroy all those that cross us . ' Punk rocker : Jones , a life-long benefits claimant , converted to Islam and fled the UK last year . Prosecuting , Paul Edwards told the hearing the flag was pulled from its pole before being burned , spat on and urinated over . The 14-year-old , who can not be named for legal reasons , arrived at court with his mum , and friend Wilkinson . ' I do n't know why we did it to be honest , ' the 14-year-old told the court . ' I did n't know they were going to burn it , I just thought they were going to take it down . ' I wanted to go but I also wanted to stay . ' I did hold them up to help but I did n't do any of the spitting or anything . ' Twitter : Jones met her husband through the micro-blogging site , and remains an active user . Left behind : The 18-year-old 's mother took her youngest son to Syria , but left her oldest at home . The defendant 's mum told the court her son 'was in the wrong place at the wrong time ' . She said : 'Jon , the other party , is here today to tell everyone that he did it and it was his idea . 'My son was there when he should n't have been but he did n't do it . 'He 's a loving boy . ' Defending , Sasha Queffurus said : 'He felt embarrassed when he did n't get involved because the others were telling him not to be uncool . 'But he knows he should have just gone home and he knows it was wrong . 'He wants to pay for the damage . ' Sentencing , chairman of the bench Nigel Cox said : 'It is a bit horrible . 'You might not like the Union Flag but it is for our protection and our benefit . ' Tweets : The mother-of-two married convicted hacker Junaid Hussain before travelling to the Middle East last year , and has since used her social media presence to encourage more girls to become jihadi brides . The 14-year-old will be supervised by the Youth Offenders team over this period and his parents were ordered to pay costs of £250 to the CPS , a victim surcharge of £15 and a third of the flag 's damages at £16.66 . The flag was found the day after the incident by local councillor Mike Taylor . Speaking at the time he said : 'Borough Green is proud of being British , and celebrates that by flying two Union Flags in the village , at the library and the crossroads . 'As a youth worker for many years I am largely immune to the occasional stupidity and vandalism perpetrated by young people , it 's usually thoughtless high spirits aggravated by lager or pot , but I witnessed an act that chilled me . 'Because there appear to be no other instances of vandalism , perhaps this was a deliberate political statement . 'But that flag was a constant reminder of the sacrifices of many . '
Boy tells court he does n't know why he took part in 47 burning . Jonathan Wilkinson , 18 , and another boy , 14 , already admitted part in act . Wilkinson 's mother Sally Jones , October 2014 , revealed as jihadi bride in August 2014 . Jones took her youngest son to Syria last year but left Wilkinson behind . Schoolboy 's parents ordered to pay a third of the cost of the damage .