An 18-year-old will be sentenced at crown court over a robbery which saw a woman threatened with a screwdriver.

James Culpeck, of no fixed abode, appeared at St Albans Crown Court on Tuesday (July 30) where he pleaded guilty to the robbery in Station Road, Watford, on June 16.

Hertfordshire Police said a woman in her 20s was riding her e-scooter at around 4am when two men ran after her and forced her to stop.

They demanded the victim in her 20s hand over the scooter and threatened her with what she believed to be a screwdriver, before making off with the scooter.

Culpeck was one of two suspects who were identified following CCTV enquiries, while another man in his 20s was arrested and released on conditional bail.

Following the latest hearing, the teen was remanded into custody ahead of a sentencing hearing on Wednesday, August 14.

Speaking after Culpeck was charged, Detective Constable Ben Chandler said: “There is no place for this type of behaviour in Watford and I hope these arrests provide reassurance to the local community.”

DC Chandler asked anyone with information on the incident to email ben.chandler@herts.police.uk, quoting crime reference number 41/48367/24.