A teenager carrying a machete is seen threatening a female shop worker while his accomplice, armed with a sword, steals cash, cigarettes and alcohol, in CCTV footage released by police.
The pair, said to be aged between 16 and 18, had their faces covered and wore goggles when they entered the off-licence in Church Road, Mitcham, south London.
The first suspect, wearing a backpack containing a sword, walks behind the counter while the second raises the machete and then appears to act as a lookout.
He is then seen joining his accomplice behind the counter and lifting items from the shelves.
The teen carrying the backpack was wearing a black jacket, black shoes and black goggles.
The other teen, wielding the machete, is described as being of a thin build and around 5ft 6ins tall. He wore a black hat, black jacket, black shoes and red goggles.
Both wore gloves during the incident shortly after 11pm on November 13.
Police have released the footage in a bid to identify the teenagers.
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules here