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Image of thug who attacked disabled man
11:57am Wednesday 10th March 2010 in
THIS is one of the knife-wielding thugs who launched a sickening attack on a disabled man.
Alan Hornsey, 49, was beaten twice in the space of a week by robbers who burst into his flat and held a knife to his throat.
He suffered a catalogue of injuries including a broken jaw after the yobs returned just days after he was released from hospital following the first attack when he was punched and kicked him to the floor.
On the first occasion two young men carried out the attack, but they were joined by a third a week later.
Both times the gang stole cash and a mobile phone, along with personal items.
Speaking to the Daily Echo following the attacks, Mr Hornsey, who is partially sighted, said he feared for his life when he was being attacked.
He added: “I did not know when they were going to stop, especially as they all had knives. I feared they would stab me and it ran through my head that I might die.”
Police have now released an e-fit of one of the gang in the hope it will lead to finding those responsible.
The man was wearing a baseball cap with a hooded top on over the top and jeans. Black curly hair could be seen below the hat. He was aged between 18 and 20, around 5ft 7in and of stocky and muscular build. He was clean shaven and had brown hair.
Detective Constable Tony Welch, leading the investigation, said he believed the attackers were local and urged anyone who had any information or who recognised the e-fit to come forward.
Detectives want to hear from anyone who saw the youths in or around Wavell Road between 6pm and 6.30pm on February 1 and between 7.15pm and 7.45pm on January 25.
Comments(13)
English defence league Hythe division
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3:04pm Wed 10 Mar 10
v_dubman2005
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4:20pm Wed 10 Mar 10
English defence league Hythe division wrote:Oh, its you again. No suprise there then.
bring back the birch and teach these low life scum a lesson.
Snowman
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5:35pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Duckorange
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6:12pm Wed 10 Mar 10
English defence league Hythe division wrote:You seem to be a big fan of physical, painful punishments. Where do you stand on - say - cutting off the hands of repeat offenders?
bring back the birch and teach these low life scum a lesson.
freefinker
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7:54pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Duckorange wrote:Excellent point. It's amazing how much in common the fascists have with their current target - fundamentalist islam.
English defence league Hythe division wrote:You seem to be a big fan of physical, painful punishments. Where do you stand on - say - cutting off the hands of repeat offenders?
bring back the birch and teach these low life scum a lesson.
v_dubman2005
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8:03pm Wed 10 Mar 10
....It would be a safer world without ANY fundamentalists. I think the clue is in the mental part of the word.
Condor Man
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8:44pm Wed 10 Mar 10
freefinker wrote:I would imagine a lot of EDL members would certainly not measure up to the high moral standards expected under Sharia law- drunkness, adultary, that's a lot of flogging and perhaps the odd stoning to death.
Duckorange wrote:Excellent point. It's amazing how much in common the fascists have with their current target - fundamentalist islam.English defence league Hythe division wrote: bring back the birch and teach these low life scum a lesson.You seem to be a big fan of physical, painful punishments. Where do you stand on - say - cutting off the hands of repeat offenders?
freefinker
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9:11pm Wed 10 Mar 10
English defence league Hythe division
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9:21pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Condor Man wrote:well i didnt expect all the anti english brigade.as soon as you put english in any title you lot start to call us all fascists get a life and look at the website not racist just patriotic unlike you lot.perhaps you can join the hecklers of our proud soldiers when they come home and then be with all the other traitors within.
freefinker wrote:I would imagine a lot of EDL members would certainly not measure up to the high moral standards expected under Sharia law- drunkness, adultary, that's a lot of flogging and perhaps the odd stoning to death.Duckorange wrote:Excellent point. It's amazing how much in common the fascists have with their current target - fundamentalist islam.English defence league Hythe division wrote: bring back the birch and teach these low life scum a lesson.You seem to be a big fan of physical, painful punishments. Where do you stand on - say - cutting off the hands of repeat offenders?
freefinker
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9:48pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Your pathetic attempt to seek support by constantly going on about “our proud solders” does not wash either. Perhaps you have forgotten the fallen from this country in WW2 died precisely to defeat the evil political philosophy you espouse.
Condor Man
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10:23pm Wed 10 Mar 10
English defence league Hythe division wrote:My grandad gave up 5 years of his life, missing the birth of my auntie, to fight fascism. It's not patriotic to hold such views, there is no history of extremist politics in the UK. Tory, Labour, Lib Dem- all proper parties which hold a range of views and policies based on things that really matter- like health, education, economics, transport and housing. I fully back the soldiers, I just don't back you.
Condor Man wrote:well i didnt expect all the anti english brigade.as soon as you put english in any title you lot start to call us all fascists get a life and look at the website not racist just patriotic unlike you lot.perhaps you can join the hecklers of our proud soldiers when they come home and then be with all the other traitors within.freefinker wrote:I would imagine a lot of EDL members would certainly not measure up to the high moral standards expected under Sharia law- drunkness, adultary, that's a lot of flogging and perhaps the odd stoning to death.Duckorange wrote:Excellent point. It's amazing how much in common the fascists have with their current target - fundamentalist islam.English defence league Hythe division wrote: bring back the birch and teach these low life scum a lesson.You seem to be a big fan of physical, painful punishments. Where do you stand on - say - cutting off the hands of repeat offenders?
English defence league Hythe division
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9:21pm Thu 11 Mar 10
freefinker wrote:i think you are mixed up the edl is not the bnp and if you did your home work the edl is not a political party and not full of hatred as you suggest i think its you with the problem and perhaps you are insucure about something
If the truth be told it’s you and your bunch of fascists who are anti-English. Your views are abhorrent to the vast majority of English people. Your hatred towards others who do not share your repugnant opinions just confirms you do not hold with the values and beliefs that decent English people treasure. Your pathetic attempt to seek support by constantly going on about “our proud solders” does not wash either. Perhaps you have forgotten the fallen from this country in WW2 died precisely to defeat the evil political philosophy you espouse.
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Jammy Donut says...
12:33pm Wed 10 Mar 10
has taken a couple of months to materialise.
I can't imagine the e-fit drawn by a two year old took that long