17-year-old charged in relation to Marston Green robbery

A TEENAGER has been charged in connection with a carjacking in Marston Green during the summer.
The 17-year-old, from Stechford, is alleged to have been among a group who robbed a female driver of her Seat Ibiza, in an incident which unfolded outside the village's One Stop shop on August 17.
The accused, who cannot be named for legal reasons, also faces charges relating to five other offences in the Solihull and Birmingham area, after being arrested by officers on Thursday (October 5).
These include a robbery in Broome Lane, Dickens Heath, in which a woman was threatened with a baseball bat, and similar carjackings in Acocks Green and Shirley.
All of the alleged incidents took place in August or September.
DCI Sarah Burton, from West Midlands Police, said: "We’re looking at a series of robberies in which it appears lone woman drivers have been deliberately targeted; these were no doubt very shocking incidents for the victims involved."
Anyone with information about the incidents is urged to call officers on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.