{"id":7754,"date":"2015-10-07T12:08:08","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T12:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2015\/10\/07\/brave-family-honoured\/"},"modified":"2016-01-07T14:33:16","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T14:33:16","slug":"brave-family-honoured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2015\/10\/07\/brave-family-honoured\/","title":{"rendered":"Brave Family Honoured"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\">\n<h3>Mother and Daughter Commended By Police<\/h3>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n<!--\n \/* Font Definitions *\/\n@font-face\n\t{\n\tpanose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;}\n@font-face\n\t{\n\tpanose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;}\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\np.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\n\t{\n\tmso-style-parent:\"\";\n\tmargin:0cm;\n\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tfont-size:12.0pt;\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-fareast-\"Times New Roman\";}\np\n\t{\n\tmargin-right:0cm;\n\tmargin-left:0cm;\n\tfont-size:12.0pt;\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-fareast-\"Times New Roman\";}\nspan.apple-converted-space\n\t{}\n.MsoChpDefault\n\t{\n\tfont-size:10.0pt;}\n@page WordSection1\n\t{size:595.3pt 841.9pt;\n\tmargin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt;}\ndiv.WordSection1\n\t{page:WordSection1;}\n-->]]><\/style>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"10\" border=\"1\" align=\"middle\" hspace=\"3\" src=\"http:\/\/theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/brave-family-honoured-467x184.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/><span>A mother and her two daughters have been commended by West Midlands Police for confronting a robber who tried snatching handbags from their car\u00a0&#8211; and helping police officers catch the crook as he tried escaping.<\/span>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span>Mrs Fatima Baig\u00a0and her daughters Rozyena and Shamma\u00a0were\u00a0in Dudley Road, Wolverhampton, in June last year when they spotted a cyclist breaking into their car.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span>Thief\u00a0Americo Gambone, from Parkfields,\u00a0tried riding\u00a0off with the handbags\u00a0but 28-year-old pharmacist Shamma &#8211; who was carrying her baby\u00a0son at the time &#8211;\u00a0and\u00a025-year-old medical student Rozyena bravely blocked his path.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span>Mum Fatima, aged 55, also stepped in to tackle\u00a0the 44-year-old\u00a0and, despite him being armed with a knife, managed to recover both bags from the bike&#8217;s handlebars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span>During the struggle Rozyena made a swift 999 call for police support &#8211; and minutes later Gambone was in handcuffs after a motorist who&#8217;d witnessed the struggle flagged down a passing patrol car and pointed out the crook to officers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span>Sergeant Matt Cooper, said: &#8220;Even though the offender was much bigger than them, and struggled while threatening them with a knife, the women fought to get back their property. 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