A teenager has been charged with possession of an offensive weapon after he was arrested in Welwyn Garden City's Howard Centre last week.

Police were called to the shopping centre just before 2.10pm on Sunday, April 16, following reports of a male believed to be carrying a knife.

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Officers attended the scene, with a 17-year-old boy was arrested and subsequently charged with possession of an offensive weapon, and ABH in relation to a previous incident.

He will now appear at St Albans Youth Court on Wednesday, May 17.

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