- ITV Report
Teenager carried out Norwich bomb hoax so that his brother could leave work early
Police have released a recording of a 999 call made by a teenager who falsely claimed a bomb would go off in a Norwich shopping centre.
18-year-old Luke Brown was sentenced to six months in a young offenders' institution after causing a bomb hoax at Castle Mall food court on Thursday 6 March.
Remarkably, he carried out the hoax so that his brother, who worked in Burger King, could leave work early.
During the 14-minute call, Brown claimed that he was sent a letter issuing a bomb threat.
Click below to hear the phone call to Norfolk Police
When questioned where the letter had gone, Brown said that he had "burnt it".
The call resulted in nine officers, including a dog handler, two PCSOs and a crime scene investigator being deployed.
The call was traced to a phone box on Long John Hill where Brown was arrested.