13/08/2018
14-Year-Old Charged In Connection With Series Of Street Robberies
Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with a number of street robberies in Belfast city centre.
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with robbery, attempted robbery and possession of both a knife and firearm – said to have been a pellet gun. It is understood that the boy and a 17-year-old male, were arrested after cash and other items were demanded from a number of people on Donegall Place and Library Street in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The 14-year-old will appear before Belfast Youth Court on 07 September.
(MH/CM)
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with robbery, attempted robbery and possession of both a knife and firearm – said to have been a pellet gun. It is understood that the boy and a 17-year-old male, were arrested after cash and other items were demanded from a number of people on Donegall Place and Library Street in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The 14-year-old will appear before Belfast Youth Court on 07 September.
(MH/CM)
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