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TWO TEENAGE BOYS were threatened and forced to fight each other, steal from a nearby shop and one of the boys was forced to perform a sex act on the other.
It happened in Brixton on Wednesday night February 11.
The two boys were approached by a man on a bus who claimed he had a knife, he threatened them and forced them to get off the bus.
The boys were led to a park in Newington Butts, where they were forced to fight each other and steal from a nearby shop.
The suspect then led them to the stairwell of a block of flats in Walworth where he forced one of the boys to perform a sex act on the other.
The suspect then walked away from the area in an unknown direction.
Detectives from the Sexual Offences Exploitation and Child Abuse Command have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to following the incident.
Trainee Detective Constable Amy Beautridge said:
This was a most unusual crime and distressing crime, during which the two young victims were terrified by threats made by the suspect, who intimated he was in possession of a knife.
“He used their fear to control them and force them to effectively do as he said.
“Despite their young age, the victims have been incredibly brave in coming forward and providing information to the police and I would praise them for this.”
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