Woman robbed at knife-point outside church

A WOMAN was robbed at knife-point outside a church.

The incident happened outside the Ferndale Baptist Church, in North Avenue, Southend, at about 9am on Sunday.

She was approached by a man asking if she had a light, when she said no, he produced a knife and demanded she hand him her silver mountain bike.

The man is described as white, aged late 20s to early 30s, skinny , with bushy eyebrows and a lazy right eye.

He was wearing baggy clothing; a light grey dirty hoodie top, dark Adidas trousers with three white lines down either leg, which were tucked into black builders boots which had plaster on the left toe cap.

The man had distinctive lumps on his face, including a lump over his right eye, lump on his right cheek and a lump on his left jaw line.

The bike is described as a silver Townsend, Team pro mountain bike.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact PC Andy Copley at Southend police station on 101, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Comments(14)

Rich'Carol says...
11:21am Tue 4 Sep 12

Find him and jail him for 5 years. Did I hear someone say 5 hours more like it community service ???? He is a bbbastard vile parasite junky pond life creature.

jantone says...
12:00pm Tue 4 Sep 12

bring back the death sentence!! Prison is far too good for him!!

Happylass says...
12:37pm Tue 4 Sep 12

Lets hope this cretin is found fast, considering it's the most extremely detailed description I've ever seen in the Echo!

V_is_back says...
12:46pm Tue 4 Sep 12

Rich'Carol wrote:
Find him and jail him for 5 years. Did I hear someone say 5 hours more like it community service ???? He is a bbbastard vile parasite junky pond life creature.
So speaks this website's resident magistrate.

JuliaM says...
1:09pm Tue 4 Sep 12

"...bushy eyebrows and a lazy right eye."

Not just the eye that's lazy, then?

Nebs says...
2:00pm Tue 4 Sep 12

V_is_back wrote:
Rich'Carol wrote:
Find him and jail him for 5 years. Did I hear someone say 5 hours more like it community service ???? He is a bbbastard vile parasite junky pond life creature.
So speaks this website's resident magistrate.
The offender will be told not to do it again and be sent home. The lady will get 3 years for failing to provide a light for his cigarette. That is the way things work nowdays.

EssexBoy1956 says...
2:24pm Tue 4 Sep 12

So, old lumpy's at it again. Still, he won't get far on a mountain bike with a lazy eye. Has anyone thought of asking the black builder whose boots he nicked?

marshman says...
3:15pm Tue 4 Sep 12

V_is_back wrote:
Rich'Carol wrote: Find him and jail him for 5 years. Did I hear someone say 5 hours more like it community service ???? He is a bbbastard vile parasite junky pond life creature.
So speaks this website's resident magistrate.
If we did have magistrates and judges that thought like that there wouldn't be so many of the scumbags out on the streets would there.

pembury53 says...
5:00pm Tue 4 Sep 12

V_is_back wrote:
Rich'Carol wrote:
Find him and jail him for 5 years. Did I hear someone say 5 hours more like it community service ???? He is a bbbastard vile parasite junky pond life creature.
So speaks this website's resident magistrate.
You would hardly need to be a magistrate to know that's true... some people are frighteningly naive considering this town is falling apart by the day....

watnocky says...
6:44pm Tue 4 Sep 12

find him and kill him

Brunning999 says...
7:04pm Tue 4 Sep 12

Nebs wrote:
V_is_back wrote:
Rich'Carol wrote:
Find him and jail him for 5 years. Did I hear someone say 5 hours more like it community service ???? He is a bbbastard vile parasite junky pond life creature.
So speaks this website's resident magistrate.
The offender will be told not to do it again and be sent home. The lady will get 3 years for failing to provide a light for his cigarette. That is the way things work nowdays.
Well put sad but very true.

Have 3 men break into your home at night, fear for your life, take action and get arrested and in Police custody for over 36 hours.

We have lost the plot big time and with a party of Law and Order in power.

Steve Rowe says...
10:59pm Tue 4 Sep 12

The lady should be commended for her presence of mind, being so observant and giving such a detailed description of the thief, including the plaster on the left toecap of his boots. Those who know him must reveal his identity to the Police..

Steve Rowe says...
11:03pm Tue 4 Sep 12

I like Rich Carol's comments posted from time to time to the Echo on various matters. She seems to be a wise lady with an incisive mind..

lucy10 says...
11:49pm Tue 4 Sep 12

she is only 14 years old catch him and cut his hands off

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