A dog died during a horrendous London street robbery where victim repeatedly punched in the face The attack has led to the needless death of the victims’ well-loved dog
Rufus the Norfolk Terrier died when his owner was pushed over (Image: Met Police)
A small dog was crushed to death when his owner was violently pushed over by a robber who was stealing a watch during a London street attack.
A 56-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman were walking their two dogs in Spanish Place, Westminster when a man wearing a face covering and gloves approached them.
He was pushing a bike and stopped the couple.
A masked robber who killed a couple s Norfolk terrier during a violent mugging in which he also ripped a watch from the male victim s arm is being hunted by police.
The thug was pushing his bicycle on a pavement in Westminster, central London, when he attacked the couple, a 56-year-old man and his wife, 36, while they were walking their two dogs in August.
In a violent struggle, the thug ripped the man s watch from his forearm, causing scratches.
After trying to intervene to get the robber off of her husband, the woman was aggressively pushed to the floor and landed on one of her dogs, Rufus, which died shortly afterwards.
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A 56-year-old man and 36-year-old woman were walking their two dogs when a man wearing a face covering and gloves approached them at around 4.20pm on August 4 in Spanish Place, Westminster.
The suspect was pushing his bike on the footpath when he stopped the man and woman.
He attacked the man, forcibly removing his watch which caused scratches to his arm. The woman tried to pull the suspect off the victim but she was violently pushed to the ground.
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Dog crushed to death by owner during confrontation with mugger
Police have issued an appeal for information relating to the unprovoked and unacceptable attack
24 December 2020 • 12:45pm
Norfolk Terrier, Rufus was crushed while the woman tried to pull a thief off her husband.
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A dog was crushed to death by its owner after she was knocked over during a confrontation with a mugger in an “unprovoked and unacceptable” attack.
Norfolk Terrier, Rufus was crushed while the woman tried to pull the thief off her husband.
The man, 56 and his 36 year old wife were walking their two dogs in Westminster, central London, when they were approached by a man pushing a bike along the footpath.