Threat to kill bonfire mourner
Published Date:
08 September 2008
A FUNERAL mourner in Lewes was the victim of a vicious robber who threatened to kill him as he walked home from a wake.
The victim, who is aged in his 50s, was one of the hundreds of people who attended the funeral of popular Bonfire Boy Paul Wheeler.
In the early hours of the morning the mourner was attacked as he walked along Malling Street.
He was grabbed by the neck and his attacker said: 'Don't move or I'll kill you!'
The thug then pulled him to the floor and stole his mobile phone and credit cards before running away.
The victim suffered bruises to his neck and cuts and grazes to his cheek and forehead.
The victim had been drinking at the Gardener's Arms, a former regular haunt of Mr Wheeler and one of three pubs filled with mourners following his funeral.
If you have any information about this crime call Sussex Police on 0845 6070999.Threat to kiil
The full article contains 167 words and appears in Sussex Express Series newspaper.
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Last Updated:
08 September 2008 10:48 AM
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Source:
Sussex Express Series
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Location:
Lewes
