New surveillance footage has emerged showing the moment a 16-year-old boy threw a sofa from a balcony at Westfield Stratford, narrowly missing shoppers below. The incident occurred on March 1 last year and went viral on social media.
The video, released by the shopping centre, captures the teenager picking up the seat and hurling it over the railing from the second floor before fleeing. His 15-year-old friend filmed the act. The sofa crashed to the ground just moments after a group of three shoppers had walked past the spot; they turned around in shock.
Other shoppers can be seen jumping and freezing in fear before walking away. The pair were arrested soon after the incident. The 15-year-old was handed a 12-month referral order and fined £426 by Stratford Youth Court on May 20 after admitting criminal damage and recklessly causing a public nuisance.
The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced on September 24, 2025, to an eight-month Detention and Training Order and fined £41. The footage highlights the close call for shoppers at the popular London mall.
