Teenager admits bungled Hartlepool shop raid and knife offences

A teenager must wait to learn his fate after he admitted a bungled raid on a convenience store and two charges of possessing blades.
By Gavin Ledwith
Published 4th Dec 2023, 12:18 BST
Updated 4th Dec 2023, 12:30 BST
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The 17-year-old defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons because of his age, was arrested following an incident at the Bungalow Convenience Store, in Stratford Road, Hartlepool, on Saturday, November 25.

He has now pleaded guilty to one charge of attempted robbery and two counts of possessing knives in Stratford Road and Hartlepool town centre on the same date.

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The youth was granted conditional bail by Judge Marie Mallon following his appearance at Middlesbrough’s Teesside Magistrates’ Court.

The Bungalow Convenience Store, in Stratford Road, Hartlepool, was targeted by a teenager in an attempted robbery.The Bungalow Convenience Store, in Stratford Road, Hartlepool, was targeted by a teenager in an attempted robbery.
The Bungalow Convenience Store, in Stratford Road, Hartlepool, was targeted by a teenager in an attempted robbery.

The conditions include staying at his home address between 7pm-7am as part of an electronic curfew, not contacting any prosecution witnesses, not entering the Bungalow Convenience Store and maintaining contact with youth offending officers.

He will return to the magistrates’ court on Wednesday, December 20, when he may be sentenced.