One gang member was held down by a passer-by until police arrived (Image: Archant)
A teenager has been charged following a smash and grab robbery at a jewellers.
Kaneen Gopaul, 18, of St Mary’s Path, Islington, was arrested in connection with the attack on the central London jewellers in which a motorbike gang armed with hammers and axes tried to make off with the high-priced goods from H Stain in Victoria Street.
He will appear at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court accused of robbery and handling stolen goods.
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