A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery and possession of a firearm after a robbery at a shop in Sutton.

Police were called at 9.30pm last night (Monday December 13) to reports of a robbery at the One Stop shop in High Street.

"Armed police attended and arrested a 16-year-old boy on suspicion of attempted robbery and possession of a firearm." said a police spokesman.

"He remains in custody at Parkside Police Station."

One person who was in the shop when the attempted robbery happened said: "Me, my boyfriend and the staff are all okay.

"We are all shook up, as expected. It was a BB gun but this wasn't noticed at first.

"No harm was done to anyone or anything here."