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A 14-year-old is facing multiple charges in connection with a series of swarmings near South Keys last week.

The boy is facing four counts of robbery with an offensive weapon, three counts of conspiracy to commit an offence, three counts of wearing a disguise and three counts of possession of a weapon in the commission of an offence. The charges came after he turned himself in at the police headquarters on Elgin Street at around 1 a.m. Wednesday.

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The suspect will appear in youth court Wednesday.

Police continue to look for two additional suspects involved in the swarmings that occurred on public walkways in the early evening, police said.

The first reported attack took place on Aug. 10 at around 9:30 p.m., when a woman was walking along a public pathway between Albion Road and Lorry Greenberg Drive. The woman was being followed by a man while walking. She moved over to allow the man to pass, but he stopped and demanded she hand over her backpack instead. It was at this point police say a second suspect approached and produced a knife. The pair fled with a small quantity of cash. There were no injuries.