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Jul 2022
Three teens in court on Harrogate robbery charge
Three teenagers have appeared before York Magistrates Court charged with a robbery and possessing offensive weapons in Harrogate.
Dillan Bahia, 18, and Jamie Richardson, 18, both of Leeds, indicated a guilty plea to carrying a zombie knife on The Ginnel, off Parliament Street, on Saturday, July 23.
Mr Bahia, of Mexborough Avenue, Chapeltown, also indicated a guilty plea to being found carrying a homemade cosh when arrested by police.
However, both entered no plea to the charge of robbing a man of a mobile phone, cash and cards near to the Stray on Knaresborough Road on the same day.
Mr Richardson lives at Grange View in Chapeltown.
A 17-year-old boy from Sheffield, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to robbing a man of a mobile phone, cash and cards on Knaresborough Road on July 23 and carrying a zombie knife on The Ginnel.
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But, he denied assaulting a police officer on The Ginnel on the same day.
Both Mr Bahia and Mr Richardson will appear before York Crown Court for sentencing for carrying weapons in a public place on August 22, 2022.
They will also appear for trial on the robbery charge on the same date.
The 17-year-old boy will appear before youth court in Harrogate on August 5 to determine a “suitable method of determining the case”.
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