Teenager claims he was forced to rob

A teenage robbery suspect claims he was forced into crime by gang members, a court heard. Sekeem Gordon, 18, denies robbing Alexandros Papachristidis of his laptop, mobile phone and €100 on 10 April. Nasreen Tincey, defending, told the court that the teenager had been threatened by members of a gang after he had lost a package he was transporting for them. Ms Tincey said: ‘When he was 16 to 17 he was involved with a gang in delivering packages. ‘He…