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Teenagers targeted in Snapchat robbery spree in Copenhagen. Now parents warn of a dangerous social-media phenomenon

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Teenagers as young as 12 allegedly used a Snapchat group to target youths in expensive branded clothing for robberies in Copenhagen.
  • Jamie Hjortel’s family has spoken publicly about an assault on his friends at Gammel Strand metro station.
  • The victims’ relatives are highlighting the group’s activity on social media, which police have also warned about.

A group of teenagers, reportedly including children as young as 12, gathered on Snapchat to target random young people wearing expensive branded clothes. The alleged robbery spree has prompted victims and their relatives to speak publicly about what they describe as a dangerous phenomenon on social media.

Kate Hjortel and her family decided to come forward after the group attacked her son Jamie Hjortel’s friends at Gammel Strand metro station in Copenhagen. They are drawing particular attention to how the group operated and presented itself online.

Jamie, 15, was standing at the station with five friends late on Saturday afternoon, March 15 last year. A train pulled into the opposite platform. Police have also warned about the activity linked to the social-media group.

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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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