A BOY has handed himself in to police in connection with a robbery.

Elm Stores in Hangleton, Hove, was the scene of a robbery at 8.30pm on Wednesday, September 16.

A shopworker had what appeared to be a gun pointed at her during the raid, in which £500 was taken.

The gun has been recovered and is a BB gun.

A boy, aged 16, has been arrested on suspicion of robbery and possession of a firearm. He is still in custody.