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Two violent teenage thugs used alias profiles to scour out their victims on Facebook Marketplace before attacking or threatening them, a court has heard.

Bilal Jama and Michael Ogbeide-John, both aged 17, used various names on the social networking site to falsely advertise a bike they were selling before going on to rob and attack their victims when they met to pay for the items, a court heard.

The first incident occurred after a victim reported to police that he messaged an account on Facebook on December 20 last year. The account was under the name ‘Angela Davies’.

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The victim was trying to purchase a grey mountain bike which was advertised by the seller for £140, and after making arrangements to meet, arr

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