Shocking moment masked robbers viciously yank woman into her home
The woman was outside smoking when she was ambushed by the heartless raiders who made off with a safe
THIS is the terrifying moment a woman was brutally dragged from the street into her home by heartless robbers who stole a safe then fled in her car.
The woman in her 20s, who does not want to be named, was outside smoking when she was ambushed by two balaclava-clad men wielding a hockey stick.
She was then bundled inside by the thugs before a third man joined them to help steal a heavy safe later loaded into her brown Honda 4X4.
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The three white offenders wore gloves and covered their faces when they attacked the woman in Harpenden, Herts., on May 14.
Her experience which has caused her to be afraid to be home alone will be featured on BBC 1’s Crimewatch Roadshow next week.
In a statement released by Hertfordshire Police the victim said she was not physically harmed during the robbery but it had left her very upset and shaken.
She said: "The whole experience was very frightening. I am afraid to be alone in the house. I would ask if anyone knows anything they contact the police with any information."
Detective Inspector Pete Frost of Hertfordshire Police: said: "I am appealing for anyone who may have seen the stolen 4X4 later that night or since the robbery. The vehicle has branding on it so it may look like a hire car to members of the public.
"The wording 'Brayley Honda St Albans' is printed on the driver and front passenger doors and the website address 'www.brayley-honda.co.uk' is displayed on the back of the vehicle.
"The safe had nothing of value inside it so may have since been dumped. I am keen to hear from anyone who may have seen the safe, perhaps dumped by the side of the road, or who may have been offered it for sale."
Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 or crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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