TWO boys have been charged after a heavy seat was thrown from the third floor of the Westfield shopping centre.

The Metropolitan Police said the teenagers, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have been charged with criminal damage with intent to endanger life.

Video footage of a footrest thrown from a mall's third floor nearly hitting a shopper.Horror footage shows a youth chucking furniture from the top floor of WestfieldVideo of a footrest thrown from a third floor balcony nearly hitting a shopper in a mall.The yob launches a heavy seat over the railingsVideo of a footrest falling from a third floor onto a shopper in a mall.The seat lands inches from stunned shoppers

The boys, aged 14 and 16, were arrested on March 4 after reports of furniture being thrown from the top level of Westfield in Stratford, east London, on March 1.

They are due to appear at Stratford Youth Court on May 6.

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