Phew! For a moment there, I thought the moped robberies were just a summer fad.
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Quote:Police Appeal After Woman Badly Injured In Moped Snatch Robbery.
'Detectives in Hounslow are asking the public to help them identify two suspects who
dislocated a woman’s arm during a violent robbery.
The incident happened around 3:20pm on Thursday, 31 August. The victim, a woman
in her twenties, was sat in her car parked on Stamford Brook Avenue, west London,
near the Shell petrol station, when two people on a moped drive up to her.
One of the suspects jumped off the moped and opened the passenger side door and
grabbed a bag the woman was holding, which contained professional photography
equipment.
She refused to let it go at which point the suspect punched her in the hand, causing
her to release the bag. The suspect then jumped back on the moped.
At this point the woman got out of her car and bravely grabbed her bag.
The moped pulled away and the victim was dragged along for about 20 metres before
she eventually let go.
The two suspects road off towards Stamford Brook Road while the woman suffered a
dislocated shoulder and a bruised hand. She is now recovering in hospital.
T/DC Rabeneck from Hounslow CID said: "A hard working woman was getting on with
her day when these two individuals have targeted her and stole property she used to earn
a living.
The victim bravely fought for her suitcase but suffered serious injury as the two suspects
who wore dark coloured clothing made off and dragged her along the road. I hope the
release of the image of them will help identify them."
No arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing...'
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