A 17-year-old boy from High Wycombe has been charged with attempted robbery in connection with an incident at a shop earlier this month. 

The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged on Monday, January 4 with one count of attempted robbery and one count of possessing a knife/blade in a public place.

The charges are in connection with an incident on Friday, January 1 at Best One, in Totteridge lane, High Wycombe.

He was arrested two days after the incident (January 3) and charged on Friday, January 8.

He was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Aylesbury Crown Court on February 8.