A TEENAGER from Gravesend, accused of a string of offences, was sent to a secure unit after appearing before magistrates.
The 15-year-old, who cannot be named, faces a long list of charges including GBH and shooting a cat with an air rifle.
Dartford magistrates heard the youth, who was accompanied by his mother, risked “becoming a persistent offender”.
Remanding the youth in secure local authority accommodation in Peterborough, magistrate Lynne Ellis said: “The public needs to be protected.”
The teenager was due back in court yesterday (Tuesday, December 4) to face all charges, which also include stealing cars and violent disorder.
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