A teenager from London has been charged with multiple offences after an online video of an alleged robbery taking place at a Leicester student accommodation block went viral.
The footage posted showed a man being hit with a trouser belt whilst reportedly being forced to transfer money from his bank account.
The incident is said to have taken place at The Tannery in Bath Lane on November 21.
On the same night, officers from Leicestershire Police were told a group of men had then visited a second address 13 miles away in Harborough District and demanded those inside transfer money to them and hand over designer clothing.
Leicestershire Police yesterday released an update following their investigation.
Richile Vangu, 19, of Bowes Road, New Southgate, is accused of nine counts of robbery, four relating to the incident in Bath Lane and five concerning the Harborough matter.
Vangu is also charged with one offence of intentional suffocation and appeared at Leicester Magistrates’ Court on Saturday.
A second 19-year-old, from London, was arrested as part of the investigation and has been released on bail.
A spokesman from De Montfort University said neither suspect are believed to be students.
