Teenager charged with attempted robbery following incident in St Helens

We can confirm that a teenage boy has been charged with attempted robbery following an incident in St Helens last week.

At around 2pm on Wednesday 27 May, officers responded to a report of an attempted theft of a motorbike from outside Four Acre Shopping Centre in Clock Face.

A 17-year-old boy from St Helens, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has now been charged with Attempted robbery and Threat to damage/destroy property.

He was remanded in custody and will appear for trial at Liverpool Youth Court on Thursday 23 July.

Enquiries are ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact @MerPolCC or 101 with reference 26000419972.