Teenagers sentenced after assaults and thefts in Sheringham
It's after several incidents of violent disorder and antisocial behaviour in the town last year and earlier this year
Last updated 8th May 2023
Two teenagers have been sentenced after a string of assaults and thefts across Sheringham.
All of the incidents happened between May 2022 and February this year.
During one incident on Holway Road a weapon was used to assault someone. During another, outside a supermarket, a machete was used to threaten a victim before a wallet was stolen.
Several police officers were also assaulted.
One of the boys, aged 15 and from Sheringham, admitted to:
• Assault x2
• Assaulting an emergency worker
• Possession of an offensive weapon
• Affray
• Threatening a person with an offensive weapon
• Theft
He was sentenced to a 12-month referral to a Youth Offending Team for intervention and a 12-month Restraining Order against three individuals, with conditions not to enter Sheringham. He will have to pay the victims £75 in compensation
The second boy, aged 16-years-old and from Bedford, pleaded guilty to:
• Affray x2
• Assault x2
• Threatening a person with a weapon x2
• Theft x2
• Possession of an offensive weapon x2
• Assaulting an emergency worker
He was sentenced at Great Yarmouth Magistrates’ Court on 3 May 2023 to a 24-month Youth Rehabilitation Order, a 30 day activity requirement, a 12-month restraining order not to enter Sheringham. He will have to pay £250 in victim compensation
Both boys had already spent 36 days on remand in prison before their sentences were passed.
Sheringham Beat Manager PC Ian Smith, and Safer Neighbourhood Team Sergeant Toby Gosden said: “North Norfolk is a beautiful place to live, work and visit, and the actions of a few young people have caused considerable harm towards their victims and the wider community.
“We would like to thank the victims who have come forward and assisted the police with extensive enquiries into multiple, serious incidents. As a result of their cooperation, we were able to present a strong case at court, resulting in the defendants pleading guilty.
“The restraining order means the defendants are not allowed to enter Sheringham, which will hopefully provide the victims with some reassurance for the future.”