{"id":7339,"date":"2015-03-12T11:58:26","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T11:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2015\/03\/12\/chain-snatch-thug-on-the-loose\/"},"modified":"2016-01-07T14:22:05","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T14:22:05","slug":"chain-snatch-thug-on-the-loose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2015\/03\/12\/chain-snatch-thug-on-the-loose\/","title":{"rendered":"Chain-Snatch Thug on the Loose"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Man Stabbed Shopkeeper in Attempted Gold Chain Robbery<\/h3>\n

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A shopkeeper in Leicester was left wounded after being stabbed multiple times by a man who tried to snatch loose a gold chain from around his neck.<\/p>\n

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The owner of Mansi Music, based in Belgrave, Leicester was stabbed in the side, chest and stomach as he struggled to force the robber out of his shop. <\/p>\n

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The 42-year-old victim, who was taken to hospital after the attack and kept overnight, said: \u201cThis man came in and was looking around. <\/p>\n

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\u201cHe was white and spoke English and was looking at Indian films, so I showed him some of the English DVDs we have in stock. <\/p>\n

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\u201cAs he was looking at them, he came behind the counter and tried to pull my chain off my neck.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe was swearing at me and telling me to give it to him, but because it\u2019s quite thick it wouldn\u2019t break. <\/p>\n

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\u201cI pushed him away and came out from behind the counter to get him out of the shop. <\/p>\n

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\u201cI thought he was punching me because I didn\u2019t know then that he had a knife. <\/p>\n

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\u201cI managed to push him out of the front door and we fell on the pavement together. <\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was then that I saw he had a knife. <\/p>\n

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\u201cHe was holding it by the handle and I tried to take it off him \u2013 my hand was quite badly cut because I was holding the blade and he was holding the handle. <\/p>\n

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\u201cThere was someone in the street and I asked him to call the police. <\/p>\n

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\u201cThe man ran away and I saw I was bleeding so I went back into the shop and locked the door. <\/p>\n

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\u201cI have heard about men stealing chains from women in the street but never actually coming into a shop and doing it. <\/p>\n

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\u201cHe didn\u2019t try to get into the till at all. He only wanted to take my chain. <\/p>\n

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\u201cHe needs to be caught because he has a knife and will do this to someone else.\u201d <\/p>\n

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A police spokeswoman said: \u201cOfficers were called to a shop in Dorset Street, Leicester, at about 4.20pm last Wednesday (Mar 4) following a report of an attempted robbery. <\/p>\n

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\u201cThe suspect left the premises empty handed, he was last seen making off on foot towards Catherine Street. Contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.\u201d<\/p>\n

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