A 12-year-old boy has been charged with robbing a Hastings liquor store.
He's the fourth person arrested in relation to the robbery of Big Barrel on Maraekakaho Rd on Monday evening.
He was charged with aggravated robbery on Thursday morning.
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Three other teenagers have also been charged in relation to the crime.
A 15-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy were charged with aggravated robbery, while an 18-year-old boy has been charged with aggravated robbery and wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
A Big Barrel employee was seriously injured during the robbery and taken to Hastings Hospital, where they remain in a stable condition.
All four people charged will appear in Hastings District Court on Thursday.
The same liquor store was robbed in 2016 when two men threatened staff and made off with two bottles of spirits.
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