Teens charged with Hampton robberies

Two boys have been charged following a knife-point robbery of three teenagers in Peterborough on Sunday evening (9 February).

The robbery is reported to have taken place in Hargate Way, Hampton Hargate, at about 7pm where mobile phones, clothing and a bank card were stolen.

Two boys, aged 14 and 15, have been charged with three counts of robbery and being in possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, namely a machete.

They both appeared at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (11 February) where they were remanded in custody until their next court hearing on 19 February.

Two boys aged 13 and 14 have also been arrested in connection and both released on bail until May.

Inspector Lyndsay Mylchreest, from Peterborough’s Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “We understand the concern this incident has caused within the community. We are taking this crime very seriously and detectives are conducting a thorough investigation.”