A 14-year-old was threatened with a machete by a minor – five youths charged with assault and robbery
There are five accused and they are suspected of crimes committed when they were minors. The case was heard by the Päijät-Häme District Court.
The prosecutor is demanding sentences for five young people in Päijät-Häme District Court for, among other things, violent crimes against other teenagers. The accused were minors at the time of the offence.
As a young person, there are five defendants in the case. For the sake of clarity, they will be referred to in this case as defendants A, B, C, D and E.
In addition, the prosecution is demanding penalties for two men suspected of involvement in some of the cases.
Suspected crimes occurred between 2022 and 2024 in Lahti and Heinola. Some targeted other underage young people.
Down vest on top and watch on the wrist
In October 2022, the accused A and B agreed on Snapchat with a 15-year-old boy at the time that he would do a shop in college outfit in the center of Lahti.
When the victim had paid the outfit for $ 150, according to the prosecutor, B threatened the boy with a pepper spray. In addition, he threatened the victim verbally with violence and demanded property.
The boy gave a down $ 400 ward and $ 300 for cash. A and B also took the outfit they traded with them.
Mr A is suspected to have hit a 17-year-old boy with a fist in June 2023 and stole his watch from his wrist. A is also suspected of taking a backpack with headphones, a bottle of perfume and a couple of cans of tentacles.
The crime took place in the center of Lahti. A was under 18 at the time.
The prosecutor also demands that Mr A punish for the imprisonment in August in the same summer.
According to the prosecutor, respondents A and C and a person over 18 took a 14-year-old boy in the car. They prevented the boy from exiting and ride him in Lahti for an hour.
In the car, they demanded the victim to pay their debt to C. The victim was threatened with violence verbally and the starter and jungle rods were flashed. In addition, the authors took the victim’s shirt and electronic tobacco.
C is also punished for a firearms offense as a young person.
Also adults subject to crime
The violent behavior towards other young people seems to be repeated.
B will be accused of assaulting in Heinola in August 2023 and November 2024. In both cases, the victim was 15 years old.
It is clear from the summons that the prosecutor’s list is from 2022 assault, a robbery attempt and a robbery where the age of the victims is not defined.
A is accused of assault. In addition to A, the respondents E and D have been involved in the robbery company. According to the indictment, the same three young people and one adult man attended.
The prosecutor’s position is that all accused should be sentenced to a conditional imprisonment. There is no more detailed requirement for the summons.
The district court consulted young people from the social service or the Criminal Sanctions Agency. The guardian of one young person was also heard.
The matter was dealt with in the Päijät-Häme District Court on Monday, March 17. The judgment will be given later.