A 15-year-old boy has been charged over a number of armed robberies and related offences allegedly committed between September 2012 and June 2013.

About 6.35pm on Thursday 2 May 2013, the teenager allegedly entered a take away store on Princes Street, Grafton, with another unknown man and threatened staff with a knife. The pair later fled the scene with an amount of cash.

About 7.15pm on Monday 6 May 2013, a 74-year-old woman was walking with a 92-year-old man on Ridge Street, Nambucca Heads, when they were approached by the teenager.

He allegedly took the woman’s handbag, pulling her to the ground during the altercation. She suffered a severely fractured arm as well as swelling and cuts as a result of the incident.

About 9.35pm on Saturday 8 June 2013, the teenager allegedly entered a video store on Illawarra Road, Marrickville, armed with a knife. He threatened staff members with the weapon and demanded cash. He later fled the location with an amount of cash.

The 15-year-old was also allegedly involved in a break and enter incident in Campbelltown in September 2012 and another altercation involving the theft of a handbag in South Grafton in May this year.

On Thursday 4 July 2013, the teenager was charged with: aggravated break, enter and commit indictable offence; robbery armed with offensive weapon (two counts); robbery and aggravated robbery with wounding.

Yesterday (Monday 8 July 2013), he was issued a court attendance notice to appear at Kempsey Children’s Court on Wednesday 24 July 2013.