wo males will seem in courtroom for false imprisonment and battery of a 15-year-old boy throughout an incident at a Superdrug retailer in Chichester.
Jake De-Geus, 29, from Chichester and Edwin Hirst, 39, from Fareham, Hampshire, will seem at Worthing Magistrates’ Courtroom on October 24.
The summons comes because the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) authorised prices in reference to the incident in East Avenue, Chichester on March 22, 2023.
Hirst has additionally been charged with battery towards a 16-year-old boy from Chichester.
The costs had been authorised by the CPS after receiving a full file of proof from Sussex Police
On the time of the incident, the 15-year-old boy from Worthing, and the 16-year-old had been arrested for assault however no prices had been introduced by the CPS on account of inadequate proof.
A video circulated in March appeared to indicate a black 15-year-old boy being restrained and handcuffed by two civilian safety workers, with one kneeling throughout his legs.
David Owen, senior crown prosecutor for CPS South East, stated: “The costs had been authorised by the CPS after receiving a full file of proof from Sussex Police.
“Prison proceedings towards Mr De-Geus and Mr Hirst at the moment are energetic, they usually have the correct to a good trial. This can be very essential that there must be no reporting, commentary or sharing of knowledge on-line which might in any method prejudice these proceedings.”
