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Gang beat motorcycle workshop mechanic

Three men now being hunted by police

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Posted: 15 December 2011
by Visordown News

A motorcycle shop

A GANG of three men raided The Motorcycle Centre in Blindley Heath, beating a staff member, breaking his wrist and then stealing a Suzuki GSX-R600.

The gang of men consisted of two wearing motorcycle helmets and another, without a helmet who threatened a workshop mechanic with a screwdriver. 

The mechanic tried to fight off the gang but was punched and kicked to the ground and left with a broken wrist.

The men stole a Suzuki GSX-R600 from the workshop and escaped, but bizarrely the one attacker without a helmet jumped on the bike as pillion while one of the men wearing a helmet was seen running off down the road.

Police suspect the three men were staking-out the garage waiting for the right time to strike and once they'd stolen the motorcycle, headed in the direction of Godstone on the A22.

The attack happened in broad daylight and police are looking to hear from anyone with any information.


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Discuss this story


Eamo
Scum...

Posted: 15/12/2011 at 13:45


Timpster
Wankers ... love to be there when these "hard men" go in to rob a shop... they'd get a kicking.

Posted: 15/12/2011 at 16:51


mobus
game, set and match.

Posted: 16/12/2011 at 17:45


Jimnwendyuk
There's never a copper about when you really need one....

Posted: 20/12/2011 at 13:42

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