Teens arrested after heavy chair thrown from railing of Stratford Westfield…
Two teenagers have been arrested after a viral video showed a chair being launched from a third-floor balcony at Stratford Westfield, narrowly missing shoppers on Saturday.
Police said a 14-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after a “heavy seat” was thrown from the shopping centre’s third floor.
Footage of the incident, which has been viewed more than eight million times, appeared to show a youth dropping the blue chair from a height, and was captioned: “No way bro almost killed someone.”
The video, filmed on Snapchat and uploaded to TikTok, appeared to show a second person saying, “there’s no way this guy’s doing this, oh my God”, before the chair narrowly missed a shopper below.
In a statement, a Met Police spokesperson said that officers from Newham, east London, had arrested two boys “following an incident that saw a heavy seat thrown from the third floor” at the busy shopping centre.
The force added: “They have been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and remain in custody.
"This was a serious incident and we would encourage anyone who may have further information to contact the police.”
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