Three teens have been charged over a gang robbery on a city centre street which has been plagued with problems linked to violence, anti-social behaviour and underage youths drinking and using drugs.
The incident occurred in Whitechapel on August 18 last year. The victim was allegedly robbed of a Black Samsung Galaxy phone by three boys, from the Toxteth and city centre areas, and "threatened with unlawful violence".
One of the boys, aged 16 at the time but now 17, has pleaded guilty to affray and possessing an offensive weapon - a black pole - but denies robbery. The other two, a then 17-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy who cannot be named due to his age, each pleaded not guilty to robbery and affray.
