At a glance
• Three Tower Hamlets retailers were fined over £13,000 for selling alcohol and corrosive chemicals to underage customers
• Whitechapel Poundshop Ltd and its director sold caustic soda to a 16-year-old, Dolphins sold a corrosive drain cleaner to a child, and a Co-op employee sold beer to a 12-year-old
• Tower Hamlets Council condemned the sales as illegal and dangerous
Three retailers in Tower Hamlets have been fined a total of more than £13,000 for selling alcohol and hazardous chemicals to children.
