"The video went viral. It's fortunate that nobody was injured. The chair, which was worth 500, was thrown 50ft from the top floor."
"Clearly, the most serious factor is that there was a realistic risk of extremely serious injury, life-changing injury, to somebody completely unconnected with either of the defendants."
"The boy who threw the chair told police 'it's not that deep, it did not hit no one', and he and his co-defendant regularly indulge in pranks."
Two boys were arrested after a viral video showed a 15kg chair being thrown 50ft from the second floor of Westfield in Stratford. The incident occurred in March last year, and one boy admitted charges in court. The chair, valued at £500, was launched with a comment about nearly injuring someone. A security officer noted customer unease following the event. The boy who threw the chair downplayed the act, stating it did not hit anyone, while both boys acknowledged their involvement in similar pranks.
Read at www.standard.co.uk
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