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Secondary college pupil arrested after bomb squad referred to as to household dwelling

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Northumbria Police officers investigating a property on Meadow Road, Monkseaton, North Tyneside on Saturday 11th October 2025.
Forensic officers sweep a household dwelling in Monkseaton, North Tyneside (Image: NCJ Media)

A white British schoolboy will seem in courtroom after the bomb squad had been referred to as out to examine ‘suspicious objects’ discovered at his home.

Police raided the house in Monkseaton, North Tyneside after receiving a report of suspicious exercise at 1.15pm on Friday.

Suspicious objects had been found throughout their enquiries, which resulted within the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Staff attending the scene that very same day.

Forensic officers had been seen finishing up additional investigations on the property.

A police spokesman mentioned ‘there isn’t a threat to the broader public’.

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A schoolboy has been charged with the possession of an explosive substance (Image: North Information & Photos Ltd)

The schoolboy, of secondary college age, is because of seem earlier than Bedlington Magistrates Courtroom on Monday.

A Northumbria Police spokesperson confirmed: ‘Shortly after 1.15pm on Friday, we obtained a report of suspicious exercise within the North Tyneside space.

‘As a part of their enquiries, police attended an deal with within the Monkseaton space and located quite a few suspicious objects.

‘The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Staff attended the scene and there’s no threat to the broader public.

‘A secondary-school aged white British boy from the Whitley Bay space was arrested in reference to the report.

‘He has since been charged with possession of an explosive substance, and is because of seem earlier than courtroom on Monday.

‘With proceedings now energetic, we’d ask individuals to chorus from speculating concerning the incident each on-line and in the neighborhood.’

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