A TEENAGE boy who admitted to a robbery of a mobile phone and pedal bike and using threatening words or behaviour has been given a custodial sentence.
A 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Wigan and Leigh Youth Court on Thursday, October 22.
The teenager admitted to a charge of robbery of a mobile phone and a pedal bike to the value of £1,000 in Leigh on August 22 this year.
The boy also pleaded guilty to theft of a watch worth £300.
He also pleaded guilty to using threatening words or behaviour towards two people on the same date.
He was sentenced to an 18-month detention and training order for the robbery, with no separate penalties for the other offences.
A court sheet said the sentence was passed because "the offence, or the combination of the offence and one or more offences associated with it" was "so serious that only a sentence of detention can be justified".
The boy must also pay £500 compensation.
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