Mum, if you don’t give me more pocket money I’ll become a gun-runner

Notting Hill

A 14-year-old became a gun runner for one of London’s gang’s because his mother could not give him enough pocket money, a court heard. The boy, who is now 15, was caught with a sawn-off shotgun black holdall, complete with cartridges and a face mask. After running from police, a member of the public found him hiding behind a tree, Hammersmith Youth Court heard. He told police: ‘I did it because I wanted the money, sometimes my mum can’t give…

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