Mum’s anger after yobs robbed son of new bike (From Echo)
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Mum’s anger after yobs robbed son of new bike
7:00am Saturday 20th March 2010 in
A MUM has told how her ten-year-old son was left traumatised after yobs stole his new bike.
The schoolboy even tried to chase the thieves, but was warned off by other children who told him the thieves had a knife.
The mum, a 36-year-old woman from Basildon who did not want to be named, said: “I want other parents to be aware this is happening. These kids are just thugs.
“My son was really upset. I feel like I don’t want to let him out in case he gets faced with older boys again.”
The lad was playing with friends in Swanmead Park off Church Road, Basildon, on his new blue and white mountain bike with the name Les’s Cycle’s on it.
He was approached by two older boys, who wanted to borrow the bike. His mum said her son felt threatened and and reluctantly handed the £150 cycle over. The thugs fled.
The victim’s mum added: “My son had only had the bike a couple of days and it wasn’t insured.
“I’m not so much worried about the bike. I want other children to be careful too.”
Donna Veasey, spokeswoman for Essex Police, said officers are investigating the theft which happened at around 4.50pm on Tuesday.
One of the thugs was aged around 14 while his accomplice is thought to be about 17. One was wearing a distinctive green plastic cross pendant. Witnesses can call 0300 3334444.
Comments(11)
essexboi1989
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8:23am Sat 20 Mar 10
Isaac Hunt
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9:35am Sat 20 Mar 10
evilc
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10:03am Sat 20 Mar 10
Isaac Hunt wrote:You will have the Labour Party 'PC' Police after you mate.
essexboi1989 - how do you know that the robbers were not midgets ?
essexboi1989
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10:06am Sat 20 Mar 10
Isaac Hunt wrote:hmm i see your point. i always asume robbers are older guys with hooded tops and transit vans.
essexboi1989 - how do you know that the robbers were not midgets ?
Annyetta
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4:21pm Sat 20 Mar 10
Unfortunately he was silly not to padlock his bike and he has learnt a valuable lesson. Thankfully, Halfords had a half price deal on so I was able to buy him another bike, albeit not as nice as his original one.
I did consider going to the papers but as we didn't have the bike etched we couldn't prove anything and I didn't think the police would be very interested anyway.
I hoped that the young man who stole it needed it and wasn't going to sell it on - and at least my son wasn't threatened or intimidated.
My thoughts go out to this youngster and his family but it is not an unusual occurrence unfortunately.
APR
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4:53pm Sat 20 Mar 10
Annyetta
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5:05pm Sat 20 Mar 10
APR wrote:I think it does and I did think about claiming but I have to pay the first £50 or £100 anyway. In my case it just wasn't worth it.
I would have thought that household insurance might cover the theft ?
Isaac Hunt
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5:10pm Sat 20 Mar 10
essexboi1989
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12:03pm Sun 21 Mar 10
Isaac Hunt wrote:lol
essexboi1989 - they used to be in the 1970's so that they could appear in the Sweeney, since then they have shrunk considerably, probably due to the economy..
Virtuallintu
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1:00pm Sun 21 Mar 10
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evilc says...
7:29am Sat 20 Mar 10
Why because there is no fear of the law the Police OR anything OR anyone.
Personal pride and family values are now unfashionable.
And I lay the blame on New Labour who in the last 12 years has done more to help the Lawless, the benefit scroungers and the illegal immigrants than the hard working HIGH tax paying majority.
There is no deterrent's whatsoever and the Socialist state will now provide benefits and support to anyone regardless of who they are, i.e illegals, travellers, criminals.
Support comes from benefits regardless, human rights, civil rights etc etc.
Only the diehard Socialist could possibly defend the last 12 years, a period long enough to have changed any previous action OR inaction by the past Governments AND THEY HAVE FAILED !!!!
Labour are killing us.