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| Bernard Stanley at the point where the incident happened. |
A CWMBRAN man spoke of his terror after he was threatened with a knife as he walked home.
Bernard Stanley, 52, was walking down an alley close to Greenmeadow Way, when he noticed two men close behind him.
He walked to catch up another man walking in front of him, and the two were approached by the men.
Mr Stanley, an electrician, said one man started "effing and blinding" and said he was looking for revenge for an attack on a friend earlier that evening.
When he told the man to go home, he pulled a knife out, which Mr Stanley said was around 12 inches long.
Mr Stanley backed away and rang 999 on his mobile phone and the men walked away, but he said the incident left him shocked.
"All he wanted to do was caused damage, not just sort something out and have someone, he really wanted to maim someone," he said.
Mr Stanley said the reality of the incident didn't hit him until he got home: "I thought ten minutes ago, perhaps I wouldn't be walking through the door. I was extremely lucky.
"I was more relieved that I got home safe and sound and didn't end up in the hospital or even worse."
PC Darrell Dewar said: "It's obviously concerning, Mr Stanley was indiscriminantly stopped by two males, even more concerning that one of them was carrying a knife."
The incident occurred on April 26 at around 11.30pm as Mr Stanley walked between Prospect Place and Greenmeadow Way in Old Cwmbran.
Both men are white and of slim build, one in his late teens and the second in his early twenties, was wearing a blue and white tracksuit top and blue tracksuit trousers.
Police are appealing for a second possible witness to come forward, who may have seen the two men in the vicinity of the Mount Pleasant pub.
Anyone with information can contact PC Dewar on 01633 642 054.
3:10pm Friday 9th May 2008
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CommentPosted by: jordie, cwmbran on 3:44pm Fri 9 May 08
this was reported on the same night so why as it taken till 9 may to ask for witness come on cops use ur heads the pulic dont write every thing in books like u do to go back on evidence
this was reported on the same night so why as it taken till 9 may to ask for witness come on cops use ur heads the pulic dont write every thing in books like u do to go back on evidence
Posted by: Say_it_isnt_so, Newport on 5:33pm Fri 9 May 08
Here, here...
Posted by: Alan Deaves, Cwmbran on 10:52am Sat 10 May 08
[quote][bold]jordie[/bold] wrote:
this was reported on the same night so why as it taken till 9 may to ask for witness come on cops use ur heads the pulic dont write every thing in books like u do to go back on evidence [/quote] LOL Agreed :D A two week delay is a little excessive! Maybe SWA are trying to fill up some page space during a slack period and asked the Federales for some cold cases ;)
jordie wrote:
this was reported on the same night so why as it taken till 9 may to ask for witness come on cops use ur heads the pulic dont write every thing in books like u do to go back on evidence
LOL Agreed :D A two week delay is a little excessive! Maybe SWA are trying to fill up some page space during a slack period and asked the Federales for some cold cases ;)
Posted by: Man about Town, Newport on 5:03pm Sat 10 May 08
Probably high on drugs or drunk out of their pathetic, chicken, unemployed scummy backsides! they are not man enough to get up a get a job where there is no room for losers like them!
Probably high on drugs or drunk out of their pathetic, chicken, unemployed scummy backsides! they are not man enough to get up a get a job where there is no room for losers like them!
Posted by: papercutz, cwmbran on 6:23pm Sat 10 May 08
I agree with you jordie. I'm just glad no one was hurt.
I agree with you jordie. I'm just glad no one was hurt.
Posted by: Argusfan, Cwmbran on 4:29pm Sun 11 May 08
Its a sad fact that this is the society we are living in today. Twenty years ago, this sort of thing was seldom heard of in Cwmbran, now its hitting the local papers quite often. It will get a lot worse in years to come.
Its a sad fact that this is the society we are living in today. Twenty years ago, this sort of thing was seldom heard of in Cwmbran, now its hitting the local papers quite often. It will get a lot worse in years to come.
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