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Charges laid in London riots PSP mugging investigation

A British man suspected of stealing a PSP from an injured Malaysian student during the London riots is in police custody.

According to the ABC, London Metropolitan Police arrested and charged Romford youth Reece Donovan after video footage of the theft shocked viewers around the world.

ITN reports Donovon faced court over the weekend and was denied bail by a district judge. He is due to appear again on August 19 to make a plea.

Victim Asyraf Haziq Rosli suffered a broken jaw last week during protracted riot action in London, and was robbed while being helped to his feet. SCEE made headlines last week by offering to replace Asyraf's stolen PSP, with Namco Bandai pledging a package of games.

Asyraf has undergone surgery and was discharged from hospital late last week.

Thanks, Kotaku.

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Based in Australia and having come from a lengthy career in the Aussie games media, Brenna worked as VG247's remote Deputy Editor for several years, covering news and events from the other side of the planet to the rest of the team. After leaving VG247, Brenna retired from games media and crossed over to development, working as a writer on several video games.

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