Boy robbed at knifepoint in east Berkshire

He had a coat worth a £1000 taken

Author: Jonathan RichardsPublished 7th Mar 2024

A boy has been charged in connection with a knifepoint robbery in east Berkshire.

The 15-year-old from Buckinghamshire, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged with one count each of robbery, possession of a controlled drug of Class B – Cannabis, and possession of a bladed article.

The charge relates to an incident in Richards Way, Slough on Tuesday 27 February in which a boy in his teens was robbed at knifepoint for a coat believed to be worth £1000.

The victim was not injured.

The 15-year-old was arrested on the same day, charged and appeared at Reading Magistrates Court on Wednesday 28 February, and will next appear at the same court on 2 April.

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