Boy sentenced for throwing chair in Stratford Westfield
A teenage boy has received an eight-month detention and training order for throwing a seat 50ft (15m) off the top floor of an east London shopping centre.
The 16-year-old and another youth, both of whom cannot be named because of their age, were arrested after a video filmed at Westfield in Stratford on 1 March went viral.
The video of the incident allegedly filmed by one of the boys was shown to Stratford Magistrates' Court.
The 16-year-old pleaded guilted to causing public nuisance and criminal damage but is appealing his sentence, with a hearing scheduled for 29 September at Snaresbrook Crown Court. The other boy, 15, denied the charges and is due to go on trial in December.
Getty ImagesA detention and training order means the 16-year-old will spend half his sentence in a young offender institution and half served in the community.
The 15-year-old pleaded not guilty on 16 July to causing a public nuisance and criminal damage under £5,000.
He has been released on conditional bail until his trial at Stratford Magistrates' Court on 2 December.
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