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A 17-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to carrying out acid attacks on six moped riders in order to steal their machines in London. | |
The teenager, from Croydon, appeared at Wood Green Crown Court and admitted targeting the riders in the north and east of the city, on 13 July last year. | |
He sprayed the riders in the face with a noxious liquid and stole two mopeds before trying to take another four. | |
Police said one attack had left a rider with "life-changing injuries". | |
The boy, who cannot be named, had been due to stand trial after earlier denying six counts of throwing a corrosive liquid with intent to "disable, burn, maim, disfigure or cause grievous bodily harm", two counts of robbery and four counts of attempted robbery. | |
He was arrested at around 03:00 BST on 14 July, the court heard. |