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14:52 12/05/2021
A teenager responsible for a spree of robberies on trains across South London has been sentenced, following a British Transport Police investigation.
The 16-year-old, from South Norwood, appeared at Woolwich Crown Court on 24 April where he pleaded guilty to four counts of robbery, possession of an offensive weapon, and theft from a shop.
Six other robbery offences were also taken into consideration. The judge sentenced him to an eighteen month Detention Training Order.
Detention Training Orders are custodial sentences for under 17’s, which combine time spent in a Young Offenders Institute with training and education to prevent young people reoffending.
The teenager was arrested in connection to the robberies after he was caught trying to steal a claw hammer from a Wickes store in Lewisham on 8 February. Police were called to the shop after claimed to a store detective: “I ain’t got my thing on me and I got pagens round here so I need this to defend myself.”
Detective Constable Steve Crisp said: “This was a prolific and determined offender who brazenly robbed six people in the space of the less than three weeks last December.
“It is all the more shocking that he is only 16-years-old and I am pleased the judge saw fit to hand him a custodial sentence, showing how seriously violent offences like these are taken.
“We have absolutely zero tolerance for dangerous weapons or those who carry them on the railway network, and I’d encourage anyone who has any concerns while travelling to text us discreetly on 61016.”