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DRAGGED OFF STREET

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.

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.

The first man leaps on to the victim just metres from her doorstep
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The first man leaps on to the victim in the middle of the night - just metres from the doorstep of her homeCredit: SWNS - Bristol +44 (0)1179066550
She is then ambushed by a second man from behind as they launch a vicious, horrifying attack caught on CCTV
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She is then ambushed by a second man from behind as they launch a vicious, horrifying attack caught on CCTVCredit: SWNS - Bristol +44 (0)1179066550

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.

Unable to fight them back the woman is powerless as the two men launch the coordinated attack on her
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Unable to fight them back the woman is powerless as the two men launch the coordinated attack on herCredit: SWNS - Bristol +44 (0)1179066550
They manage to carry the distressed woman into her front garden and down the path towards the front door
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They manage to carry the distressed woman into her front garden and down the path towards the front doorCredit: SWNS - Bristol +44 (0)1179066550
One of robbers wedges open the door before the pair bundle the woman through the front door
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One of robbers wedges open the door before the pair brazenly bundle the petrified woman into her own homeCredit: SWNS - Bristol +44 (0)1179066550

"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."

The footage captures the last moment the woman is seen before the thieves steal her empty safe
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The footage captures the last moment the woman is seen before the thieves steal her safe with nothing valuable insideCredit: SWNS - Bristol +44 (0)1179066550

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 or crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.


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