A gang of three violent thugs targeted kids as young as 13 on a two-hour robbing spree.

Wearing balaclavas, AJ Katnoria, Samuel Phillips and Ben Hoey targeted eight victims during the violent rampage.

In one of the incidents, a weapon was held to the throat of a man. Threats and assaults also included a 14-year-old boy being struck with a metal bar. Demands were made for cash and items including phones in Snodland and Rochester, Kent.