Two people have been arrested by police investigating a rampage through the Asda supermarket at Brighton Marina by a gang of cyclists.
Sussex Police said this afternoon (Friday 16 August): “Brighton and Hove police have made two arrests in their investigation into anti-social behaviour involving a number of youths on bikes at a Brighton supermarket.
“Police responded to a report of threats made by youths at Asda, at Brighton Marina, on the afternoon of (Sunday) 23 June.
“On Friday morning (16 August) officers from Brighton went to an address in Greenwich, south east London, and arrested a 19-year-old man and a 12-year-old boy.
“Both were arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. The 19-year old was also arrested on suspicion of threatening behaviour and dangerous cycling.
“They are currently in custody in Brighton for interview and further inquiries.
“The arrests for grievous bodily harm relate to an incident in Madeira Drive in which a passer-by fell and sustained a broken wrist and a broken rib in a confrontation with youths from the group.”
Superintendent Julia Pope said: “We have made it very clear that we will not tolerate this type of behaviour.
“We have been working tirelessly to track down this group, with the assistance of the Metropolitan Police. Our investigation is continuing and we hope to make further arrests.
“We are keen to encourage any victims or witnesses who may have been in the area of the Asda store at Brighton Marina at around 4.30pm on (Sunday) 23 June to contact us.
“If you can assist in our investigation in any way, please report it online or call 101, quoting serial 924 of 23/06.
“Local policing teams continue to regularly patrol the Marina area and work closely with the local business community.”
Well done, Sussex Police, having been pushed into taking action by readers’ comments. Hopefully, the rest of them will now be identified and dealt with in some fashion, although I feel that this will probably end up with a slap on the wrist and an ASBO for all concerned.
The person assaulted is a neighbour of mine. But as we know, all political parties of all complexions consider criminals to be ‘victims of society’, I doubt much will happen to these dirty, filthy scroats.
I was burgled in December by a young savage who had already committed Seventeen burglaries; when I emailed my MP Caroline Lucas, she suggested that I stop for am moment and consider the awful, terrible childhood that this individual must have experienced to make him break-into hard-working, law-abiding, tax-payers homes and steal their property.
I can tell you, my childhood was a horrific nightmare of sexual abuse, bit I’ve never got so much as a parking ticket…