Woman attacked in city street (From Daily Echo)
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Woman attacked in city street
6:10am Thursday 9th July 2009 in
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a woman was attacked on a Southampton street.
The 25-year-old woman was walking along St Mary’s Road at the junction of Clovelly Road when two men and a woman started pulling her hair.
The trio forced her to the ground before snatching her handbag containing cash, jewellery and bankcards.
The first male suspect is described as black, 16-18, 5ft 9in with very short hair in an Afro style. The second male is described as black, 18-20, 5ft 11in with black tight Afro style braids. The female was described as black, 13-16, 5ft 6in and with loose wavy, curly hair.
The attack happened last Saturday between 8.45pm and 9pm.
Contact police on 0845 045 45 45 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Comments(17)
COOPER PIKEY
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10:34am Thu 9 Jul 09
Captain Swing
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11:21am Thu 9 Jul 09
That said, one is too many for any community with self-respect.
Ken Hutchinson
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11:58am Thu 9 Jul 09
Boris Remmington
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12:17pm Thu 9 Jul 09
"Black Gang Attack White Women"
The council should give serious thought why these racial ghettos are establishing themselves in various parts of the city - its pretty obvious
Nearly an OAP
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12:57pm Thu 9 Jul 09
thesouth
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1:18pm Thu 9 Jul 09
S!mon
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1:27pm Thu 9 Jul 09
You're all jumping because you assume its coloured people attacking a white female.
Story doesn't state the victim's ethnic background, but if it was a coloured woman.... I bet these rascists would have a different tone.
Redback
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1:41pm Thu 9 Jul 09
soton1980
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1:58pm Thu 9 Jul 09
Nearly an OAP wrote:Regardless of skin colour or ethnic minority, these criminals need to be locked up asap.
Another case where the attack was not publicised until five days later. Most people avoid this area near the Royal South Hants Hospital at night, indeed on the occasions that I have visited the RSH in the evening I have witnessed drug taking in the car parks and other anti-social activities.
When I've been on nights out in Southampton I've had to go through St Marys on a few occasions and to be honest, I don't feel safe. I think it's probably the worst area in the city and has been for years.
Almost everytime I go through St Marys at night I see some wierdo. Like some guy who tried to sell me a mobile phone (which was obviously stolen) or the guy who was desperately trying to pick up slices of pizza from the pavement, but was having so much difficulty it was a complete joke... obviously a druggy.
I honestly don't understand why Southampton police don't send out some undercover police officers to the area after dark.
goard
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2:24pm Thu 9 Jul 09
goard
The Grey Mystery
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2:26pm Thu 9 Jul 09
Redback
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2:32pm Thu 9 Jul 09
soton1980 wrote:I worked next to the RSH for 5 years. There are a fair few people there that are living on the fringes of society. But in all that time, the only time I got any trouble in the area was from a Derby fan who'd clearly missed his train. I last saw him walking into the middle of St Mary's shouting "We are Derby, Derby! **** you! **** you!". I wonder what happened to him tbh!
Nearly an OAP wrote:Regardless of skin colour or ethnic minority, these criminals need to be locked up asap.
Another case where the attack was not publicised until five days later. Most people avoid this area near the Royal South Hants Hospital at night, indeed on the occasions that I have visited the RSH in the evening I have witnessed drug taking in the car parks and other anti-social activities.
When I've been on nights out in Southampton I've had to go through St Marys on a few occasions and to be honest, I don't feel safe. I think it's probably the worst area in the city and has been for years.
Almost everytime I go through St Marys at night I see some wierdo. Like some guy who tried to sell me a mobile phone (which was obviously stolen) or the guy who was desperately trying to pick up slices of pizza from the pavement, but was having so much difficulty it was a complete joke... obviously a druggy.
I honestly don't understand why Southampton police don't send out some undercover police officers to the area after dark.
But my abiding memory is walking through St Mary's, pulling out an empty packet and finding I had no cigarettes, and being offered a fag by a homeless bloke I'd talked to a few times as I walked past him.
Don't judge a book etc...
King Mush
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5:58pm Thu 9 Jul 09
The drugs problem has also exacerbated the problems along with the general rise in violent crime, fuelled by booze and it can be mirrored in South London.
It's not 'racist' to mention this fact, despite the 'sensitive' left-wingers who keep banging away on their soapboxes.
We also have massive increases in African immigrant traffic - many of them coming from lawless areas so they tend to import this part of their own culture/background.
Add to the mix our Eastern European 'guests' and you can see the dilemma we now face.
The unpalatable truth is plain to see and the general public are not stupid.
I'm all for controlled immigration and welcome a multicultural Britain - it has bene the backbone of our country for centuries.
Look at the USA as well - a fairly new country built on mass immigration although certain races do better than other. Not forgetting the shame of slavery that helped build the early economy of the Southern States.
A blot on the history books but we all have to move forward and embrace the world in which we live
the-blogger
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7:01pm Thu 9 Jul 09
thesouth
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9:42pm Thu 9 Jul 09
S!mon wrote:hi, when i wrote this, i quoted another persons comment that was racist and has since been removed which now means my post make no sense at all!
Skin colour doesn't make any difference at all. You're all jumping because you assume its coloured people attacking a white female. Story doesn't state the victim's ethnic background, but if it was a coloured woman.... I bet these rascists would have a different tone.
Redback
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11:20am Fri 10 Jul 09
thesouth wrote:Neither does mine!
S!mon wrote:hi, when i wrote this, i quoted another persons comment that was racist and has since been removed which now means my post make no sense at all!
Skin colour doesn't make any difference at all. You're all jumping because you assume its coloured people attacking a white female. Story doesn't state the victim's ethnic background, but if it was a coloured woman.... I bet these rascists would have a different tone.
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10:07am Thu 9 Jul 09