Teenage girl arrested after boy, 11, 'assaulted and robbed' at bus stop in Battersea

Bus stop: The boy was waiting for a bus on Falcon Road when the incident happened
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Chloe Chaplain30 November 2016
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A teenage girl has been arrested after an 11-year-old boy was allegedly robbed at a bus stop in Wandsworth.

The boy was with a friend at the stop on Falcon Road, Battersea, when two youths are said to have assaulted him and robbed him of his money.

Police have now arrested a15-year-old girl.

She was bailed to a date in early January pending further enquiries. Police are still hunting for the second suspect.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “Officers in Wandsworth released CCTV footage of two people they needed to trace following the incident on Wednesday, 28 September at approximately 4.00pm.

“He was approached by two youths who robbed him of his money and assaulted him.

“The victim then boarded the 319 bus and sat downstairs as the suspects went upstairs. He got off the bus and contacted police.”

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