West Australian police will withdraw charges against a 12-year-old boy who appeared in court yesterday for receiving an allegedly stolen Freddo frog.

The chocolate was allegedly shoplifted by the boy's friend from a Coles supermarket in Northam, about 100 kilometres from Perth.

A boy has appeared in a West Australian court over the theft of a 70-cent Freddo frog. Credit:Channel Ten

Police initially stood by its decision to press on with the case after a hearing in Northam Children's Court yesterday.

The decision brought outrage from the Aboriginal Legal Service and the boy's lawyer, Peter Collins.