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Aug 2022
Teen pleads guilty to Stray robbery and possessing zombie knife
A 17-year-old male has admitted robbing a male on the Stray and possessing a zombie knife in Harrogate.
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged with stealing a mobile phone, cash and credit cards during the robbery.
It took place on the Stray at Knaresborough Road on July 23.
He also admitted possessing a zombie knife the following day on The Ginnel in Harrogate.
The youth denied assaulting a police officer on The Ginnel on July 24 and the charge was dismissed. But he admitted resisting arrest by the same officer that day.
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The teenager, from Sheffield, was remanded into the care of the local authority until August 19, when he is due to appear in front of Harrogate magistrates again.
He was given a doorstep curfew between 7pm and 7am, told to attend three appointments a week with the Youth Justice Service and not to enter Harrogate before the court appearance.
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