A typical robbery

An arch typical robbery really ...
On your way home after a night out; a secluded area (a short-cut); two perpetrators; a weapon; being asked a question by the goons; trying to escape/fight back.
And: Do you think you would be able to see the knife? The answer would most probably be no, I'm afraid.

Story:
A 22-year-old man was walking home from a pub in Lea just after midnight on Tuesday when he was approached by two men.

As he cut through a ginnel (walkway) between two streets, the men asked him for "a light" and then for his mobile phone. When the man told them he did not have either, one of the men started feeling his pockets.

The victim pushed him away but was then punched in the stomach by one of the men. The two men ran away and the victim decided to chase them - but then realised his stomach was wet.

When he looked down there was a cut to his stomach which hospital staff said could have been made by a craft knife, police said.

The man was taken to the a hospital but his wounds were not considered serious and he was released at 3 a.m.

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Short-cuts

Many attacks happen as we are hurrying to get back home at night - taking a short-cut.

Story:
Sweden -- A 20-year-old woman was subject to an attempted rape in central Sandviken Saturday morning.

The incident occurred in a wooded area around 3 a.m. as the woman was on her way home from a night club. She was attacked as she left a road and walked along a path with no lighting.

The assailant grabbed his intended victim from behind. He threw the young woman to the ground and ripped off her pants.

The woman started to kick and scream at the assailant. She hit him with a solid kick between the legs that sent him running away.

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