Disabled woman robbed by youths

11:55am Wednesday 6th March 2013 in News

A WOMAN with cerebral palsy was robbed as she walked under a motorway bridge in Farnworth.

The 51-year-old was walking home along Loxham Street, Moses Gate, in the direction of Manchester Road at about 11.40am on Tuesday, March 5, when she was attacked.

As she walked under the motorway bridge, she was approached by three boys who demanded she gave them money.

When she told them she did not have any, the boys restrained her by her wrists and again demanded money.

The boys were disturbed by a passerby and they fled empty-handed.

The boys are were Asian, in their early teens, wore dark hooded tops, baseball caps and had their faces covered.

PC Chris Woodburn, from Bolton police, said: "We believe the boys have deliberately waited until the victim has been under the bridge and out of sight from potential witnesses before targeting her.

"Fortunately, a passer by disturbed them and they ran off.

"Although the victim was not hurt, she did not know what would happen to her and has been left shaken.

"Due to the location of the incident, there may not be many witnesses but I would ask anyone who may have seen anything suspicious, paticularly the man who disturbed the group, to contact us."

Anyone with information can phone police on 0161 8565640 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.

Comments (32)

12:05pm Wed 6 Mar 13

boltoncity says...

hope they catch this vile scum as soon as possible. Absolute cowards all of them!!
hope they catch this vile scum as soon as possible. Absolute cowards all of them!! boltoncity

12:16pm Wed 6 Mar 13

chris25 says...

if they had been white youths we would have been blaming the gypsys or whatever they are ,i do hope the lady is ok and which i doubt the scum is caught and punished accordingly
if they had been white youths we would have been blaming the gypsys or whatever they are ,i do hope the lady is ok and which i doubt the scum is caught and punished accordingly chris25

12:38pm Wed 6 Mar 13

MarkAllRead says...

Farnworth again. Can't we raze the place?
Farnworth again. Can't we raze the place? MarkAllRead

12:47pm Wed 6 Mar 13

boltonnut says...

Scum is scum whatever the colour.
Scum is scum whatever the colour. boltonnut

1:05pm Wed 6 Mar 13

exiled says...

Would Asian scum robe their own? No? Then she was targetted for racial reasons. Find them. Shame them. Punish them.

Or I'll call for the Batman to find them!
Would Asian scum robe their own? No? Then she was targetted for racial reasons. Find them. Shame them. Punish them. Or I'll call for the Batman to find them! exiled

1:41pm Wed 6 Mar 13

pecky2k says...

I have just started watching the programme's "People Like Us" and "Shameless", living in Farnworth I wanted to see how the upper classes live. I certainly wont be letting my kids buy a house and raise a family around here, its grim!
I have just started watching the programme's "People Like Us" and "Shameless", living in Farnworth I wanted to see how the upper classes live. I certainly wont be letting my kids buy a house and raise a family around here, its grim! pecky2k

2:04pm Wed 6 Mar 13

marco999 says...

When I was 10 my mother found out that I'd been involved in a petty theft. She gave me a **** good hiding and dragged me screaming to the police station to 'confess' my crimes. A large and forbidding copper took me into a room and gave me a stern talking to which made my mum cry (that was the worst bit for me) and I have lived a crime free life for the last 40 years. The point is that a lot of children these days are simply unafraid of the consequences of their bad behaviour or their crimes. Their parents aren't looking out for the signs of trouble or asking questions of their children. I guess a lot of parents don't actually care what their kids are doing just so long as they don't bring any trouble home with them. A lot of parents need to take a more proactive stance and get actively involved with what their children are doing when they go out on the streets. A gang of young teenage boys going around mugging anyone is bad enough but when their victim is a disabled person it really is a terribly vile crime. If the boys get away with it this time, what kind of crime will they gravitate to in the future?
When I was 10 my mother found out that I'd been involved in a petty theft. She gave me a **** good hiding and dragged me screaming to the police station to 'confess' my crimes. A large and forbidding copper took me into a room and gave me a stern talking to which made my mum cry (that was the worst bit for me) and I have lived a crime free life for the last 40 years. The point is that a lot of children these days are simply unafraid of the consequences of their bad behaviour or their crimes. Their parents aren't looking out for the signs of trouble or asking questions of their children. I guess a lot of parents don't actually care what their kids are doing just so long as they don't bring any trouble home with them. A lot of parents need to take a more proactive stance and get actively involved with what their children are doing when they go out on the streets. A gang of young teenage boys going around mugging anyone is bad enough but when their victim is a disabled person it really is a terribly vile crime. If the boys get away with it this time, what kind of crime will they gravitate to in the future? marco999

3:17pm Wed 6 Mar 13

cliff4treasurer says...

Why before you know it this scum will grow up to sell ice cream for cash,drive taxis for cash,run corner shops for cash and all other manner of cash work associated with a non contributary residency.
Why before you know it this scum will grow up to sell ice cream for cash,drive taxis for cash,run corner shops for cash and all other manner of cash work associated with a non contributary residency. cliff4treasurer

3:37pm Wed 6 Mar 13

Bob Shaftoe says...

MarkAllRead wrote:
Farnworth again. Can't we raze the place?
Al Read, Loxham Street is in Great Lever, Bolton.
Grow up knob.
[quote][p][bold]MarkAllRead[/bold] wrote: Farnworth again. Can't we raze the place?[/p][/quote]Al Read, Loxham Street is in Great Lever, Bolton. Grow up knob. Bob Shaftoe

4:03pm Wed 6 Mar 13

Sirrius7 says...

The poor lady, what a horrible experience. Doubtful that these lads will be caught, mores the pity. Gutless cowards three of them attacking a disabled lady. Too cowardly to attack someone who might be able to fight back. Hope she feels better soon.
The poor lady, what a horrible experience. Doubtful that these lads will be caught, mores the pity. Gutless cowards three of them attacking a disabled lady. Too cowardly to attack someone who might be able to fight back. Hope she feels better soon. Sirrius7

4:06pm Wed 6 Mar 13

MarkAllRead says...

Bob Shaftoe wrote:
MarkAllRead wrote:
Farnworth again. Can't we raze the place?
Al Read, Loxham Street is in Great Lever, Bolton.
Grow up knob.
"A WOMAN with cerebral palsy was robbed as she walked under a motorway bridge in Farnworth"

Also, I particularly enjoyed the part when you suggested that I "grow up", and then called me a kid's playground name. Nice one!
[quote][p][bold]Bob Shaftoe[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]MarkAllRead[/bold] wrote: Farnworth again. Can't we raze the place?[/p][/quote]Al Read, Loxham Street is in Great Lever, Bolton. Grow up knob.[/p][/quote]"A WOMAN with cerebral palsy was robbed as she walked under a motorway bridge in Farnworth" Also, I particularly enjoyed the part when you suggested that I "grow up", and then called me a kid's playground name. Nice one! MarkAllRead

5:21pm Wed 6 Mar 13

chris25 says...

loxham street you thinking of little lever not great lever surely bob you tell him mark
loxham street you thinking of little lever not great lever surely bob you tell him mark chris25

6:26pm Wed 6 Mar 13

davoovad says...

If they get caught they should be stoned or something similar like they would be in scumistan !!
If they get caught they should be stoned or something similar like they would be in scumistan !! davoovad

6:47pm Wed 6 Mar 13

bernie boy says...

Bob Shaftoe wrote:
MarkAllRead wrote:
Farnworth again. Can't we raze the place?
Al Read, Loxham Street is in Great Lever, Bolton.
Grow up knob.
Great Lever/Farnworth, who cares? Raze both of those areas!
[quote][p][bold]Bob Shaftoe[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]MarkAllRead[/bold] wrote: Farnworth again. Can't we raze the place?[/p][/quote]Al Read, Loxham Street is in Great Lever, Bolton. Grow up knob.[/p][/quote]Great Lever/Farnworth, who cares? Raze both of those areas! bernie boy

6:49pm Wed 6 Mar 13

Zain Khan says...

It is all down to upbringing, was given a good hidin' when i stepped out of line as a kid, its funny people commenting on color again. Scum is scum, had they been blue, white, red, yellow, or black would it have been justified??
It is all down to upbringing, was given a good hidin' when i stepped out of line as a kid, its funny people commenting on color again. Scum is scum, had they been blue, white, red, yellow, or black would it have been justified?? Zain Khan

7:56pm Wed 6 Mar 13

Bob Shaftoe says...

MarkAllRead wrote:
Bob Shaftoe wrote:
MarkAllRead wrote:
Farnworth again. Can't we raze the place?
Al Read, Loxham Street is in Great Lever, Bolton.
Grow up knob.
"A WOMAN with cerebral palsy was robbed as she walked under a motorway bridge in Farnworth"

Also, I particularly enjoyed the part when you suggested that I "grow up", and then called me a kid's playground name. Nice one!
Happy to oblige Al Read. People like you need lessons in local geography as does the BN reporter.
[quote][p][bold]MarkAllRead[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Bob Shaftoe[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]MarkAllRead[/bold] wrote: Farnworth again. Can't we raze the place?[/p][/quote]Al Read, Loxham Street is in Great Lever, Bolton. Grow up knob.[/p][/quote]"A WOMAN with cerebral palsy was robbed as she walked under a motorway bridge in Farnworth" Also, I particularly enjoyed the part when you suggested that I "grow up", and then called me a kid's playground name. Nice one![/p][/quote]Happy to oblige Al Read. People like you need lessons in local geography as does the BN reporter. Bob Shaftoe

8:17pm Wed 6 Mar 13

mr.mark.c says...

You cant blame an area, blame the bottom feeding pond life that commit the crimes.
You cant blame an area, blame the bottom feeding pond life that commit the crimes. mr.mark.c

8:46pm Wed 6 Mar 13

Citizen Cane says...

I am perturbed by the thought that this was a racially motivated crime which escalates its severity beyond the subhuman act that it already is. I am surprised that the BN hasn't taken the opportunity to speculate in this manner so that the Asian community can root out these racists and denounce their satanic behaviour.
I am perturbed by the thought that this was a racially motivated crime which escalates its severity beyond the subhuman act that it already is. I am surprised that the BN hasn't taken the opportunity to speculate in this manner so that the Asian community can root out these racists and denounce their satanic behaviour. Citizen Cane

9:05pm Wed 6 Mar 13

Hulton Park says...

Bob Shaftoe wrote:
MarkAllRead wrote: Farnworth again. Can't we raze the place?
Al Read, Loxham Street is in Great Lever, Bolton. Grow up knob.
Absolutely. It's GMP, who don't know their own fiefdom.

A mugging in Leigh is described as taking place in Wigan; J4 of the M61 is also frequently described as being in Farnworth; I've even heard of an accident on the M61 "near Little Lever", which willcome as something of a surpirse to the people who live there.
[quote][p][bold]Bob Shaftoe[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]MarkAllRead[/bold] wrote: Farnworth again. Can't we raze the place?[/p][/quote]Al Read, Loxham Street is in Great Lever, Bolton. Grow up knob.[/p][/quote]Absolutely. It's GMP, who don't know their own fiefdom. A mugging in Leigh is described as taking place in Wigan; J4 of the M61 is also frequently described as being in Farnworth; I've even heard of an accident on the M61 "near Little Lever", which willcome as something of a surpirse to the people who live there. Hulton Park

9:51pm Wed 6 Mar 13

macauley says...

MarkAllRead wrote:
Farnworth again. Can't we raze the place?
your spot on,everything happens in farnworth.what a **** hole it as become.
[quote][p][bold]MarkAllRead[/bold] wrote: Farnworth again. Can't we raze the place?[/p][/quote]your spot on,everything happens in farnworth.what a **** hole it as become. macauley

10:03pm Wed 6 Mar 13

macauley says...

Bob Shaftoe wrote:
MarkAllRead wrote: Farnworth again. Can't we raze the place?
Al Read, Loxham Street is in Great Lever, Bolton. Grow up knob.
great lever my arse,loxham street is in farnworth,its you thats a knob
[quote][p][bold]Bob Shaftoe[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]MarkAllRead[/bold] wrote: Farnworth again. Can't we raze the place?[/p][/quote]Al Read, Loxham Street is in Great Lever, Bolton. Grow up knob.[/p][/quote]great lever my arse,loxham street is in farnworth,its you thats a knob macauley

11:19pm Wed 6 Mar 13

Bob Shaftoe says...

macauley wrote:
Bob Shaftoe wrote:
MarkAllRead wrote: Farnworth again. Can't we raze the place?
Al Read, Loxham Street is in Great Lever, Bolton. Grow up knob.
great lever my arse,loxham street is in farnworth,its you thats a knob
Wondered when you'd show up little boy.

Check the map next time you're in school.
[quote][p][bold]macauley[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Bob Shaftoe[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]MarkAllRead[/bold] wrote: Farnworth again. Can't we raze the place?[/p][/quote]Al Read, Loxham Street is in Great Lever, Bolton. Grow up knob.[/p][/quote]great lever my arse,loxham street is in farnworth,its you thats a knob[/p][/quote]Wondered when you'd show up little boy. Check the map next time you're in school. Bob Shaftoe

12:28am Thu 7 Mar 13

chris25 says...

there is a lot of **** going on , have i missed something .he means little lever big deal
there is a lot of **** going on , have i missed something .he means little lever big deal chris25

1:34am Thu 7 Mar 13

mr.mark.c says...

chris25 wrote:
there is a lot of **** going on , have i missed something .he means little lever big deal
They are busy arguing about where they mug people after they sign on ;)
It screams Chav as they have a total disregard for the disabled lady that was mugged.
[quote][p][bold]chris25[/bold] wrote: there is a lot of **** going on , have i missed something .he means little lever big deal[/p][/quote]They are busy arguing about where they mug people after they sign on ;) It screams Chav as they have a total disregard for the disabled lady that was mugged. mr.mark.c

1:56am Thu 7 Mar 13

chris25 says...

better to just ignore the idiots then mark glad the lady is ok but it is sure to knock her confidence in the future ,dont think they will catch the pond life that did it though
better to just ignore the idiots then mark glad the lady is ok but it is sure to knock her confidence in the future ,dont think they will catch the pond life that did it though chris25

2:41am Thu 7 Mar 13

limey redneck says...

it must take some real lowlifes to try and mug a disabled elderly lady. if they are ever caught,they shoud be pelted with rotten eggs & vegetables in the town square & then made to clean up the mess.
it must take some real lowlifes to try and mug a disabled elderly lady. if they are ever caught,they shoud be pelted with rotten eggs & vegetables in the town square & then made to clean up the mess. limey redneck

3:03am Thu 7 Mar 13

chris25 says...

elderly 51 gee im 52 next month
elderly 51 gee im 52 next month chris25

7:15am Thu 7 Mar 13

Wigan Trotter says...

Farnworth used to be a nice place before the invasion!
Farnworth used to be a nice place before the invasion! Wigan Trotter

12:53pm Thu 7 Mar 13

iseethings says...

Loxham street..Moses Gate...Farnworth
end of...
Loxham street..Moses Gate...Farnworth end of... iseethings

1:35pm Thu 7 Mar 13

bernie boy says...

"Disabled woman robbed by youths"? Could the "journalist" that wrote this piece define the word "robbed", please. The "writer" states that "The boys were disturbed by a passerby and they fled empty-handed." This suggests that the lady wasn't robbed at all. Please clarify, I'm losing what little faith I ever had in the journalistic merit of The Bolton News.
"Disabled woman robbed by youths"? Could the "journalist" that wrote this piece define the word "robbed", please. The "writer" states that "The boys were disturbed by a passerby and they fled empty-handed." This suggests that the lady wasn't robbed at all. Please clarify, I'm losing what little faith I ever had in the journalistic merit of The Bolton News. bernie boy

6:45pm Fri 8 Mar 13

boltonlives88 says...

cliff4treasurer wrote:
Why before you know it this scum will grow up to sell ice cream for cash,drive taxis for cash,run corner shops for cash and all other manner of cash work associated with a non contributary residency.
Pretty sure you've just insulted a large amount of muslims!
[quote][p][bold]cliff4treasurer[/bold] wrote: Why before you know it this scum will grow up to sell ice cream for cash,drive taxis for cash,run corner shops for cash and all other manner of cash work associated with a non contributary residency.[/p][/quote]Pretty sure you've just insulted a large amount of muslims! boltonlives88

12:34pm Sat 9 Mar 13

Bob Shaftoe says...

For people who think Loxham Street is in Farnworth please visit www.visionofbritain.
org.uk/boundary_map_
page.jsp?u_id=103699
64

That's if you can read maps!
For people who think Loxham Street is in Farnworth please visit www.visionofbritain. org.uk/boundary_map_ page.jsp?u_id=103699 64 That's if you can read maps! Bob Shaftoe

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