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Young Merry Hill robbery suspects released on bail

Five boys arrested after a teenager was robbed at knifepoint at the Merry Hill shopping centre have been released on bail.

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The youngest of the suspects was aged 12.

Police were called to the centre in Brierley Hill after a 17-year-old was robbed at around 6.30pm on Saturday by a group wearing face coverings.

A spokesman for West Midlands Police said the force were alerted to a robbery involving a knife, although no weapon has been recovered.

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