A crew of violent teenage thugs spread terror as they lurked the streets targeting school children in a terrifying armed robbery spree. Harley Whipday and Nia Razawa, both 20; and five 17-year-old boys - who cannot be named for legal reasons - were involved in 'planned' attacks of boys as young as 13 as they made their way home from lessons.
Often wearing balaclavas and with their hoods up, the gang prowled before setting upon young victims. Armed with machetes, knives and BB guns, they were a fearsome outfit. In one attack, a child was 'pistol whipped'.
In another, a lad's torso was slashed with a machete. One teenager was put in intensive care after being left with a severe skull fracture, bleeding on the lung, bleeding on the spleen and a broken eye socket. He was left 'unrecognisable' to his family - and had to learn how to walk again.
