A teenager has been bailed after being arrested on suspicion of carrying a a 'taser phone'.

The 17-year-old male was detained by police in Edison Close, Walthamstow, last night.

Police were called to the road at around 8pm.

A stun gun in the casing of an iPhone was discovered nearby.

The youth who cannot be named for legal reasons has been bailed to return to a police station on a date in late June.