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Man beaten by gun-wielding thugs in car theft bid
POLICE are hunting masked thugs who brandished a handgun and attacked a couple in a Dewsbury street.
One of the men, wearing a ‘skull’ face mask, threatened the couple with the gun while the other viciously beat the man with a baton.
The attackers then tried to steal the couple’s Land Rover but failed to start the engine and fled empty-handed.
The attack happened outside the couple’s family home in Orchard Street, Savile Town, at 7.30pm on Saturday.
Police are keeping an open mind on the motive but believe it was a targeted attack and have appealed for information.
The couple, a man aged 36 and a 28-year-old woman, were said to be too afraid to talk.
It is understood the man is a businessman who runs a women’s clothes shop in Dewsbury.
Police said the couple pulled up outside the house and one of the attackers appeared at the window brandishing a handgun.
The man got out and the second attacker appeared and beat him with the baton.
The victim later needed hospital treatment for injuries to his face and body but was not detained.
The woman was also threatened as the men jumped into the Land Rover. They couldn’t start it, got out and ran off.
Insp Jenny Thompson, of the Dewsbury and Mirfield Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “This is an isolated incident and we are investigating the possibility that it was a targeted attack.
“Neighbourhood Policing Team officers are currently undertaking patrols in the area to offer reassurance to local residents.”
Coun Khizar Iqbal (Ind, Dewsbury South) said he had spoken to the family and the police and added: “It was a very violent and vicious attack.
“The family are understandably frightened and shocked and we must do everything we can to help the police catch those responsible.”
The man was the gun was described as Asian, in his late 20s, around 5ft tall and of slim build.
The other man was also Asian and about the same age, 5ft 10in tall and wearing a black balaclava.
Anyone with information should contact Det Sgt Seth Robinson at Dewsbury CID on 01924 431085 or Crimestoppers, in confidence, on 0800 555 111.
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Man beaten by gun-wielding thugs in car theft bid
POLICE are hunting masked thugs who brandished a handgun and attacked a couple in a Dewsbury street.
One of the men, wearing a ‘skull’ face mask, threatened the couple with the gun while the other viciously beat the man with a baton.
The attackers then tried to steal the couple’s Land Rover but failed to start the engine and fled empty-handed.
The attack happened outside the couple’s family home in Orchard Street, Savile Town, at 7.30pm on Saturday.
Police are keeping an open mind on the motive but believe it was a targeted attack and have appealed for information.
The couple, a man aged 36 and a 28-year-old woman, were said to be too afraid to talk.
It is understood the man is a businessman who runs a women’s clothes shop in Dewsbury.
Police said the couple pulled up outside the house and one of the attackers appeared at the window brandishing a handgun.
The man got out and the second attacker appeared and beat him with the baton.
The victim later needed hospital treatment for injuries to his face and body but was not detained.
The woman was also threatened as the men jumped into the Land Rover. They couldn’t start it, got out and ran off.
Insp Jenny Thompson, of the Dewsbury and Mirfield Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “This is an isolated incident and we are investigating the possibility that it was a targeted attack.
“Neighbourhood Policing Team officers are currently undertaking patrols in the area to offer reassurance to local residents.”
Coun Khizar Iqbal (Ind, Dewsbury South) said he had spoken to the family and the police and added: “It was a very violent and vicious attack.
“The family are understandably frightened and shocked and we must do everything we can to help the police catch those responsible.”
The man was the gun was described as Asian, in his late 20s, around 5ft tall and of slim build.
The other man was also Asian and about the same age, 5ft 10in tall and wearing a black balaclava.
Anyone with information should contact Det Sgt Seth Robinson at Dewsbury CID on 01924 431085 or Crimestoppers, in confidence, on 0800 555 111.
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