Thugs rip gold necklace from woman’s throat
8:42am Saturday 5th January 2013 in News
A COUPLE were the victims of a terrifying armed raid at their home.
A 58-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman were threatened with screwdrivers.
The robbers ripped a gold necklace from the woman’s throat and pushed the couple around their home in Ellesmere Road, Daubhill, causing injuries to their faces, necks and bodies.
After the attack, the thugs fled across a nearby field with jewellery and money that the Asian couple had been collecting for charity.
PC Joanne Atkins, of the Volume Crime Team, said: “The occupants are still recovering from being threatened and hurt in their own home and I want to hear from anyone with information about the incident or those responsible.”
Neighbours have spoken of their horror at the robbery, which happened at 7.30pm on December 28.
One, who asked not to be named, said: “It is scary.
There was another robbery up here 18 months ago.
“It seems to be getting bad, things keep happening.
The police seem to up here quite a lot for one thing or another.” Another neighbour, who also wanted to remain anonymous, added: “You just have to be really careful these days.
“I have lived here a long time but things have been happening recently.
“There seem to be young people hanging around at night and causing trouble.
It did not used to be like this.” Both of the intruders are described as Asian, 5ft 10in tall, of medium build, between 20 and 30 years old and dressed in dark clothing.
In May, 2011, three men, who were armed with an axe, a hammer and a baseball bat, burst into a house on the same street.
The couple were tied up and left in a bedroom, where they were later found in tears by a neighbour who was renovating the house next door.
The neighbour said the robbers threatened to kill the Asian couple, who were aged 85 and 77, if they did not hand over their jewellery and money.
Following the earlier raid, Rais Atcha, aged 20, of Burwell Close, Daubhill; Baber Khan, aged 25, of Willows Lane, Deane; Faheem Kola aged 19, of Mancroft Avenue, Daubhill, and Mohammed Khan aged 26, of Jasmine Court, Great Lever, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob between February and May, 2011, and were jailed.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Volume Crime Team on 0161 856 0958 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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Comments (76)
10:22am Sat 5 Jan 13
georgethebrave says...
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oftbewildered2 says...
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georgethebrave says...
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macauley says...
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boltonnut says...
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wild one says...
2:04pm Sat 5 Jan 13
wild one says...
^^
2:04pm Sat 5 Jan 13
angus macoatup says...
6:01pm Sat 5 Jan 13
davoovad says...
9:49pm Sat 5 Jan 13
farnworth's mafia says...
send them home, this is there home you retards.
the world is gods land so hw can any one say we own any country...
10:22pm Sat 5 Jan 13
wild one says...
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Don Kiddick says...
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funfair says...
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funfair says...
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wild one says...
4:32pm Sun 6 Jan 13
davoovad says...
4:46pm Sun 6 Jan 13
Zain-Bolton says...
I am very surprised and happy to see just how passionately concerned you are about of safety of the minority community in Bolton. Rest assured we have many modes of transport of getting to our homes in Bolton.
“It's getting like downtown Karachi, we need to get shut of all of them”
Sorry my clueless racists friend we are not going anywhere.
In fact Bolton has elected Britain’s first female Muslim MP.
Kiddick how is the fodder eating issue going have you seen a doctor about it.
5:38pm Sun 6 Jan 13
Zain-Bolton says...
Source http://idioms.thefre
edictionary.com/get+
shut+of
How exactly would you like to get rid of us?
Would you like to use a gas chamber?
Would you like to put a bullet through the back of our skulls?
Come on davoovad enlighten us on how you would get rid of us?
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5:50pm Sun 6 Jan 13
Zain-Bolton says...
I am very happy to see just how concerned you are about the safety of the ethnic minority community in Bolton. Don’t worry we have lots of ways of getting to our homes in Bolton.
7:24pm Sun 6 Jan 13
davoovad says...
I can't enlighten you on how i would get rid of you, all i can say is if i could i would.
8:20pm Sun 6 Jan 13
funfair says...
8:53pm Sun 6 Jan 13
georgethebrave says...
9:49pm Sun 6 Jan 13
Zain-Bolton says...
Surely you are not afraid to write your intentions or your ideas down in the public domain?
You have always been so keen to write when ethnic minorities are involved.
You have never been a shrinking violet before.
Did you not just post?
We need to get shut of all of them !!!!
Are you informing us you would like to do something and not have any notion or thought not even the slightest impulse as to how you would go about doing this?
Either that makes you a liar as you are afraid to write it down in the public domain or it make you lacking in coherent thought.
So what are you afraid or incompetent?
9:59pm Sun 6 Jan 13
Zain-Bolton says...
You want to Suicide bomb, car bomb, acid attack and behead members of the ethnic community in Bolton.
Is that correct?
12:26am Mon 7 Jan 13
Brit moaner says...
You have taken all the racists on this
Site and SHUT them up !!!
The problem with these people is
They all think they are pure angels
And never do any wrong
This is your colonial wrong doings
In the past which have come to
Haunt you and we are here to stay !!!
Au Revoir
8:27am Mon 7 Jan 13
georgethebrave says...
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Surah 5 Verse 51:- O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you - then indeed, he is of them. Indeed, Allah guides not the wrongdoing people.
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Now that's racist!!!!!
8:59am Mon 7 Jan 13
georgethebrave says...
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So go on please explain the divine words of your god and his hatred for anything non muslim in surah 9 and for that matter many other surah's also. Should you not share in your gods racist views do you think that all the violent surah's should be torn from the quran, if that happened you would be left with a very thin book!
10:20am Mon 7 Jan 13
georgethebrave says...
12:01pm Mon 7 Jan 13
Don Kiddick says...
12:38pm Mon 7 Jan 13
cliff4treasurer says...
You only have to ask the question of any muslim,if your father had been a christian would you be a muslim? (and vice versa of course)
You could also ask why christians (i use the term loosely) seem to not put pen to paper as much about other religions as they do about Muslims?
Perhaps an answer might be for the muslims to ask themselves?
12:42pm Mon 7 Jan 13
AbdulBhai says...
WERE PART OF THIS COUNTRY!!
12:49pm Mon 7 Jan 13
AbdulBhai says...
Look what Isreal and america are doing in GAZA!!!
1:00pm Mon 7 Jan 13
Flycatcher says...
Actually nix that... I would send any Muslim of Pakistani origin back to Pakistan. They clearly would be happier since things are so much better there (hence the constant need to try and remodel Britain on it), and in fact i do not understand why they want to be here in the first place.
1:02pm Mon 7 Jan 13
Don Kiddick says...
1:07pm Mon 7 Jan 13
Harry-Joe says...
The Bolton news Boss's need to get a grip. Why have you comment on the couples Ethnicity anyway? If they where white would you have included that? You are just inciting racist comments and frustration between communities.
As for the small minded racist comments, If the couple had been white and the suspects had been white what then?
Would you still want to send them home or get rid of them? and send them back where? For all you know they are British born, so then what? Also what about the appalling things other people do from other ethnic groups, are you suggesting get rid of them all? I'm sure if this was the case then you wouldn't existing as wouldn't any of us. You cannot blame a community for an individuals actions.
This story is about a terrified couple who have been put through an awful ordeal in their own home. It doesn't matter what religion or ethnic origin anyone is. Its just plain disgusting that people are not safe in their own homes.
I hope the couple are recovering and have the support they need.
1:46pm Mon 7 Jan 13
ChilliCan'tCorny says...
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Don Kiddick says...
1:59pm Mon 7 Jan 13
ChilliCan'tCorny says...
You should join us!!!!
we have things in common : )
we are both haters, tired of listening to liberal views and both married to our sister .
Long live England!!!!! England!!!!! England!!!!!
2:38pm Mon 7 Jan 13
magic dragon says...
Rant Over.
3:28pm Mon 7 Jan 13
Don Kiddick says...
3:38pm Mon 7 Jan 13
ChilliCan'tCorny says...
Thank you Bolton Culture, i won't be the man i am today.
4:22pm Mon 7 Jan 13
Don Kiddick says...
4:44pm Mon 7 Jan 13
davoovad says...
Up the revolution !!!
5:16pm Mon 7 Jan 13
ChilliCan'tCorny says...
We are all in the same boat, all our facts have been well researched and proved to be true. I know that it seems that we always 'pick up on' news articles about ethnic minorities but at least news-papers are always correct and not politically bias. Oh, and some of us have at least read the Quran! - and it works to take it out of context and not read or take-out of context any other religious books. GO US!
But at least we all sleep in the same bed like the brothers and sisters we are, to fight the fight. C'mon England!!!!! Let's Shave our Heads and raise our pints and further our minds! OGGY OGGY OGGY
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Prosecutor Charlotte Holland said one of them threatened to cut off the elderly woman’s hand if she did not remove treasured jewellery.
Another elderly couple, aged 85 and 77, were similarly attacked and robbed in their own home in the Ellesmere Road area of Bolton, by masked men carrying an axe and a hammer.
Atcha, of Burwell Close, Baber Khan, of Willows Lane, Kola, of Mancroft Avenue, and Mohammed Khan, of Jasmine Court, all Bolton, each pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob between February and May, 2011.
udge Badley jailed Atcha for 12 years, Khola for 10 years and eight months and Baber Khan for 10 years and eight months. Mohammed Khan, who had previous convictions for drug dealing and wounding, was jailed for nine years and four months and ordered to serve a five-year extended period on licence.
Atcha, who had gambling problems, claimed he was only the getaway driver for the jewellery and Fairfield Drive attacks.
And Kola, another gambling addict, said he was only involved in the jewellers’ and Fairfield Drive raids.
He insisted he never went into the jewellers and was a lookout in the last incident.
Mohammed Khan similarly claimed he was just a driver for the Ellesmere Road robbery and Baber Khan, who said he was deeply remorseful for his actions, only went along for the promise of £2,000.
But the judge told them they must each bear varying degrees of responsibility for what went on during the three robberies, as part of overall conspiracy.
Speaking after the case, Det Sgt Nicola Bithell, of Burnley CID, said: “These men are dangerous offenders who have been running riot in Lancashire and Greater Manchester for some time.
“The gang used extreme violence and weapons to threaten the victims, leaving them terrified and traumatised.”
Two of three raids left the Daneshouse with Stoneyholme area in a state of shock, according to a councillor.
Coun Hussain said: “This crime shocked our very close-knit community to the core.
“The fact the thieves wore burkhas to trick their way into the store makes this crime even more despicable.
“Muzzafer’s Jewellery Store has now tightened security but this robbery is a sign of the times we live in.
“I hope the sentence passed on these thieves reflects the crime they committed and the impact they had not only on the owner but the community as a whole.”
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Replytohatersandscum says...
pure scum who defo doesnt have a job and claims benifits
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