Dog walker’s sarcastic reply helped her escape knife-wielding attacker

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Dog walker’s sarcastic reply helped her escape knife-wielding attacker
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Mark Philip Pelling, 33, approached the woman just after 6am in New Bridge, Whitby, in January 2022 before pulling out a large butcher knife.

Mark Philip Pelling has been jailed for two years and nine months A dog walker’s sarcasm saved her from being robbed by a knife-wielding man who demanded she hand over her poo bags. Mark Philip Pelling, 33, approached the woman just after 6am in New Bridge, Whitby, in January 2022, before pulling out a large butcher knife. He threatened the woman, saying he would stab her dog if she did not hand over her small bag she had around her waist.

He was jailed at York Crown Court for two years and nine months yesterday. Detective Constable Sam Rivers, from Scarborough and Ryedale CID, said: ‘A serious offender has been brought to justice in this deeply disturbing case. ‘Credit must be given to the victim whose feeling of safety has naturally been affected by the ordeal. ‘She is an extremely brave woman and her quick actions to report the crime proved vital. ‘It allowed us to identify and arrest of the suspect.

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