Knife mugging in Norroy Road
On Friday Night, 11.45pm, a resident had just returned to Norroy Road, parked his car, got out and was unloading, when two muggers appeared. One on a moped in the road and the other to the side of him, armed with a knife. They were after his watch. He was lucky that he got away with cuts and bruises when it could have been much worse. In his own words:It was truly terrifying. I was not expecting it at all while unloading the boot of my car and suddenly I had one on a moped to my left on the road and one to my right on the pavement coming at me with with a knife, after my watch. I’ve no doubt that if I’d not screamed and run into the road and fallen to the ground and thrown him the watch it would have been a lot worse. Once I’d screamed and was in the middle of the road they were in more of a rush in case someone came. If I’d stayed at the back of the car in the dark then anything could have happened as they would have gone for wallet, phone, laptop etc too and I think I’d have been stabbed if they thought I saw more of their faces etc. My only advice if it ever happens to anyone else is scream as loud as you can and run into the open if possibleSomeone at a party opposite told me later that they'd seen them outside earlier, and thought they were outside scoping a party waiting for a victim to come out and I was unfortunate enough to pull up opposite in a nice car and had a nice watch on. With hindsight they should have called the police.So be alert! If you see something suspicious, call the police. He was lucky not to have more than cuts and bruises from when he fell in the street. And anyone going to a 'party' or gathering, check the road first before leaving. The police have been in close contact, and the Moped department is trying hard to identify the criminals with the aid of CCTV footage etc.
Victoria Diamond ● 1824d2 Comments