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| Teenager admits throwing seat off Stratford Westfield top floor | Teenager admits throwing seat off Stratford Westfield top floor |
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| The seat narrowly missed shoppers after landing 50ft (15m) below on the ground floor of the shopping centre | |
| A teenage boy has admitted throwing a large seat 50ft (15m) off the top floor of an east London shopping centre for an internet prank, narrowly missing shoppers. | |
| He and another youth were arrested after a video of the incident filmed at Westfield in Stratford on 1 March went viral. | He and another youth were arrested after a video of the incident filmed at Westfield in Stratford on 1 March went viral. |
| The two 15-year-olds, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have appeared at Stratford Magistrates' Court, where the youth who threw the seat pleaded guilty to criminal damage and recklessly causing a public nuisance. He has been bailed until he is sentenced on 13 August. | The two 15-year-olds, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have appeared at Stratford Magistrates' Court, where the youth who threw the seat pleaded guilty to criminal damage and recklessly causing a public nuisance. He has been bailed until he is sentenced on 13 August. |
| The teenager accused of filming the incident denied the charges and will next appear in court on 24 September. | The teenager accused of filming the incident denied the charges and will next appear in court on 24 September. |
| 'Not that deep' | 'Not that deep' |
| The video of the incident allegedly filmed by one of the boys was shown to the court, which showed a hooded youth throwing a heavy blue seat over a glass balustrade before the pair ran away swearing in the opposite direction. | The video of the incident allegedly filmed by one of the boys was shown to the court, which showed a hooded youth throwing a heavy blue seat over a glass balustrade before the pair ran away swearing in the opposite direction. |
| Prosecutor Elizabeth Ajayi said the seat, taken from a public area of the shopping mall, was thrown from the top floor. | |
| "It's fortunate that nobody was injured," she said. | "It's fortunate that nobody was injured," she said. |
| The pair had carried out previous stunts, such as "throwing objects off bridges at trains", the court was told. | The pair had carried out previous stunts, such as "throwing objects off bridges at trains", the court was told. |
| Both boys admitted their involvement in police interviews, Ms Ajayi added. | Both boys admitted their involvement in police interviews, Ms Ajayi added. |
| In a victim impact statement, a Westfield security officer said there had been "unease" among customers since the incident. | In a victim impact statement, a Westfield security officer said there had been "unease" among customers since the incident. |
| The boy who threw the seat told police: "It's not that deep, it did not hit no-one," the prosecutor added. | The boy who threw the seat told police: "It's not that deep, it did not hit no-one," the prosecutor added. |
| A previous charge of criminal damage that recklessly endangered life was dropped. | A previous charge of criminal damage that recklessly endangered life was dropped. |
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