Peterborough teenager (16) charged with carrying out knife point robbery in Gunthorpe

By Stephen Briggs
Published 27th Oct 2022, 11:00 BST
Updated 27th Oct 2022, 11:00 BST
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Youth also charged with possession of drugs and a machete

A teenager is due to appear in court today (Thursday) in connection with a knife-point robbery in Peterborough earlier this week.

The 16-year-old from Gunthorpe, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested by neighbourhood policing officers on patrol in Welland on Tuesday evening (25 October).

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He has since been charged with robbery of £500 cash, theft of alcohol and being in possession of a knife in a public place, all relating to an incident at Donaldson News and Convenience Store in Gunthorpe on Monday (24 October), as well as being in possession of a machete in a public place, and possession of cannabis, relating to his arrest on Tuesday.

The machete seized by policeThe machete seized by police
The machete seized by police

He has been remanded in custody to appear at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court today.

Anyone with information about someone who carries a weapon is urged to report to police online. Anyone who sees someone with a weapon should call 999.