12 charged after phones stolen from Apple stores across London

Twelve people have been charged after phones were stolen from 13 different Apple stores across London.

Apple stores targeted over the space of two-and-a-half weeks include Battersea Power Station and Regent Street, the Metropolitan Police said.

Three 15-year-old boys from Lambeth, a 17-year-old-boy from Lambeth, a 17-year-old-boy from Bromley, a 14-year-old-boy from Croydon, a 13-year-old boy from Lambeth and a 16-year-old boy from Cambridge were charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and conspiracy to steal from a shop and appeared at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.

Layth Al-Darraji, 18, of no fixed address was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and conspiracy to steal from a shop.

A 13-year-old boy from Lambeth and a 14-year-old-boy from Bromley were charged with conspiracy to commit robbery, conspiracy to steal from a shop and possession of a class B drug.

A 17-year-old-boy from Merton was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery, conspiracy to steal from a shop and possession of a class A drug.

Five others were caught after police were called to a group trying to steal 50 iPhones from the Apple store in Brent Cross, north London.