A terrified 16-year-old boy was robbed of his motorbike at knifepoint and punched in the stomach by two teenagers.
A 16-year-old boy was sentenced to 18 months in prison at Redhill Magistrate’s Court by a district judge on Tuesday, July 12 following the attack in West Ewell earlier this year.
A 14-year-old boy was given an 18-month supervision order and a two-month home detention curfew – enforced by a tag – at the same court for his role in the "reprehensible" attack.
The pair were each found guilty of one charge of robbery on June 22.
From January: Chubby youths sought after teenager threatened with knife and punched in motorbike robbery in West Ewell
The 16-year-old victim was with friends in Hogsmill Way, West Ewell, sitting on his white Lexmoto motorbike on Saturday, January 9 sometime between 2.30pm and 2.45pm when he was approached by the pair.
Pic credit: Trago
One attacker, the 16-year-old, threatened the boy with a knife and demanded he get off the motorbike.
The second youth grabbed the victim’s bike and punched the rider in the stomach when he refused to let go.
The boys then rode off with the stolen bike, which was later recovered in a nearby field.
From January: Four teenagers arrested after knifepoint motorbike robbery in Hogsmill Way, West Ewell
Surrey Police later arrested four teenagers aged between 13 and 17-years-old in connection with the robbery, having initially described all the suspects as “chubby” and wearing “jogging bottoms”.
The force put a dispersal order in place across Tolworth, Epsom, Ewell and Chessington in response to the robbery to break up groups of two or more and send unaccompanied children home.
Surrey Police also held a panel meeting at The Edge in Rowden Road, West Ewell on February 9 to address residents' concerns over anti-social behaviour and criminal activity.
Hogsmill Way, West Ewell. Pic credit: Google Maps
PC Elena Boafo, Neighbourhood Specialist Officer for Epsom and Ewell, said: "Following the knifepoint robbery in January, we carried out a lengthy and thorough investigation to ensure the main culprits were identified and brought to justice.
“As well as causing extreme distress to the victim, this also caused considerable unrest within the local community, which led to a dispersal order being put in place to manage to scale of the anti-social behaviour and disruption which was taking place.
“These boys being found guilty and sentenced sends a strong message that we will not tolerate violent crimes being committed within our local community and that we will do everything we can to ensure that offenders are identified and brought to justice for their reprehensible actions.”
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