Boy (14) due in court charged with violence around Peterborough’s Queensgate centre

By Stephen Briggs
Published 16th Dec 2022, 14:40 BST
Updated 16th Dec 2022, 14:40 BST
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Boy faces five charges

A teenage boy is due to appear in court connection with violence in Peterborough city centre last week.

The 14-year-old from Peterborough, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested on Monday afternoon (12 December) following reports of violence in the Queensgate shopping centre area.

He has now been charged with the following offences:

Police said the boy was arrested this weekPolice said the boy was arrested this week
Police said the boy was arrested this week

Affray outside McDonalds in Queensgate on 8 December

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Assault by beating of a 15-year-old boy outside McDonalds in Queensgate on 8 December

Assault by beating of a 16-year-old boy in Westgate Arcade, Queensgate, on 9 December

Robbery of a 16-year-old boy of an iPhone in Westgate Arcade, Queensgate, on 9 December

Attempting to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH) of a 16-year-old boy in Westgate Arcade, Queensgate, on 9 December

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He was remanded in custody to appear at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court today.

Three other boys, aged 14, 15 and 16, have also been arrested in connection with the incidents. They have been bailed until 13 March.