A YOUTH robbed a 14-year-old boy just weeks after he had been released from custody for a similar offence.

Aaron Booth, aged 17, grabbed 14-year-old in a supermarket car park, forcing him him against a wall with his arm across his throat.

As he demanded cash, a couple nearby came to the terrified teenager's aid and Booth ran off with £8.50 of the boy's money.

The robbery was reported to the police and, a few days, later Booth was arrested and later admitted committing the offence.

Bolton Crown Court heard that Booth, of no fixed abode, had 15 previous court appearances on his record and that it was his third robbery offence.

The court was told that Booth had been neglected and disowned by his own family.

He had been destitute at the time with no money or food and had been living rough.

Judge Clement Goldstone QC said the 14-year-old victim must have been terrified. Booth was sentenced to an 18 months' Detention and Training Order at a Young Offenders' Institution.