Burglary victim is beaten senseless; GANG OF FOUR RAIDERS SET ABOUT MAN WHO DISTURBED THEM.Byline: HAYLEY CUTHBERTSON Crime Reporter A MAN was beaten unconscious with a rounders round·er n. 1. One that rounds, especially a tool for rounding corners and edges. 2. One, such as a security guard, who makes rounds. 3. A dissolute person. 4. Sports a. bat after disturbing burglars in his Coventry home. He was left with three cracked ribs, cuts and bruises Bruises Definition Bruises, or ecchymoses, are a discoloration and tenderness of the skin or mucous membranes due to the leakage of blood from an injured blood vessel into the tissues. Pupura refers to bruising as the result of a disease condition. . Detectives believe the four attackers intended to burgle bur·gle tr. & intr.v. bur·gled, bur·gling, bur·gles To burglarize. [Back-formation from burglar. the ground-floor flat, but set about their victim when they were disturbed. The attack happened off Broad Park Road, Henley Green, at about 8.30pm on Friday. Police were only yesterday able to take a full statement from the shocked victim, who is in his 40s. Det Con Trudi Vickers, from Stoney Stanton Stoney Stanton is a village in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England, with a population of about 3,500. It constitutes a civil parish. The village is on a rocky outcrop and was the site of a quarry, which was closed in 1958. Road CID Cid or Cid Campeador (sĭd, Span. thēth kämpāäthōr`) [Span.,=lord conqueror], d. 1099, Spanish soldier and national hero, whose real name was Rodrigo (or Ruy) Díaz de Vivar. , said the man walked through from the bedroom to find four teenagers in his living room. She said: "We believe they probably came into the flat to steal, but at the moment the motive for the attack is a bit unclear." The householder challenged the four and a struggle broke out. One of the men pulled out a white foot-long rounders bat, and another was armed with a wooden truncheon. Police believe one attacker would have suffered a cut eye after the victim punched him. But the four then battered their victim around his head and body, leaving him drifting in and out of consciousness on the floor. They then fled from the flat empty-handed. Det Con Vickers said the victim had managed to make a phone call to a friend, but had been unable to speak. The worried friend went round to the flat and found him unconscious. The man was taken to hospital where he was treated for three broken ribs and a head injury. One offender was aged about 20, white, 5ft 6in and skinny, wearing a beige Nike baseball cap and a navy-blue tracksuit track·suit n. A loose-fitting jacket and pants worn by athletes and exercisers usually before and after workouts. tracksuit Noun a warm loose-fitting suit worn by athletes etc., esp. top with stripes on the arms. The second was aged about 18, also white, with jet-black hair gelled into spikes. He wore a black Harley Davidson bandanna and four or five key chains running from his belt to his back pocket. He may have a cut above his right eye as a result of the struggle. The third youth was about 15 and chubby chub·by adj. chub·bi·er, chub·bi·est Rounded and plump. See Synonyms at fat. [Probably from chub (from the plumpness of the fish). , wearing a baseball cap turned to the side and a green jumper. He spoke with an Irish accent. The fourth was about 17, 5ft 10in, wearing a sky-blue Kappa top with a big logo on the back. Anyone with information should call CID on 024 7653 9485, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111. |
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