A 11-year-old girl bravely fought off a dog owner who tried to steal her phone in Accrington. The would-be robber had also tried to steal a handbag from a 40-year-old woman just minutes earlier.
A schoolgirl bravely fought off a dog owner who tried to steal her phone. The would-be robber targeted two people in quick succession in early morning attacks in Accrington. Paul Coulwell approached a 40-year-old woman walking in King Street and tried to grab her handbag. The woman held on, while Coulwell's dog ran around her, before they both ran off. Five minutes later, Coulwell spotted an 11-year-old girl walking on Queens Road West, looking at her mobile phone.
He tried to snatch the phone from her hand, but the girl bravely held on, screamed, and Coulwell ran off. Coulwell pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and attempted theft. He was jailed for two years at Preston Crown Court.
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