London, January 20
Two British Sikh men have been charged following what Scotland Yard described as a large altercation involving swords and knives in Southall, west London.
Sukwir Singh, 22, and La
Highgate Hill.
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Fast-acting officers arrested two teenagers just minutes after a 15-year-old boy was allegedly robbed at knifepoint in Highgate.
The schoolboy was walking up Highgate Hill at about 3.30pm on January 6 when he was allegedly approached by two youths and threatened with a knife for his Apple AirPod earphones and his mobile.
The victim found his friend nearby, who called police, and officers from central north area’s violence suppression unit and central emergency response team flooded the area.
A 17-year-old boy (A) from Islington was arrested in Junction Road on suspicion of robbery, while another 17-year-old (B) from Islington was arrested in Hargrave Park on suspicion of robbery, possession of a Class B drug (cannabis) and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.
Suspected armed burglar charged after elderly woman threatened on Christmas Day A man has been charged in connection with a burglary which involved an elderly woman being threatened at knifepoint. Police were called to reports of an aggravated burglary in Pinner at around 7.30am on Christmas Day. The Met says an elderly woman had a knife pointed at her after a man broke in through patio doors. The woman was not physically hurt but the burglar made off with a quantity of cash, the Met said. As police immediately responded to the burglary, the Met received another call at 7.55am from a witness who had seen a man running from a burglary at another address in Pinner, while at 8.05am, officers were notified of an attempted break-in at a nearby address.