Teenage boys texted each other they would "get something nice" as they planned to rob school children in Sefton.
Sonny Collins, now 19, of Maple Close, Bootle and Micky Teany, also now 19, of Hawthorne Drive, Kirkby, sent text messages to each other on February 23, 2022 where they planned to "target vulnerable school children as they were leaving school". In the messages, the pair said they would "get something nice" and "catch a few on their way home".
Liverpool Crown Court heard on Thursday how on March 8 last year, both boys, then 18, caught the train to Formby carrying knives. Prosecuting Louise McCloskey said it was part of a "plan to commit robbery offences".
