“Give me your bike or I will stab”: 13-year-old boy threatened with machete during shocking bike theft After handing over his mountain bike, the boy and his brother were warned “don’t follow us or we’ll cut you up” by the two teenage thieves cycling
. “They had stashed the other bike which police later found. Then they went up to [the 13-year-old].”
“He rang his mum and the police have been brilliant. His brother is more cut up about it, and has been more affected by it. He’s been very clingy,” he said.The dad added the 13-year-old had only owned the grey, medium-sized Specialised Status 140 for two months and that the bike was “his pride and joy”. He said he wanted to make other people aware of the threat of machete-related bike thefts as other children might not be as “clued up” as his son to hand the bike over.
“In addition, if you saw the two males matching the description, or may have captured them on your CCTV and dashcam footage in the area to please get in touch as any information no matter how small, could be vital to the investigation and get them brough to justice.” > “Bike theft scourge will continue until there’s a genuine risk criminals might get caught,” warns Cycling UK, as police figures reveal only one in a hundred thefts lead to prosecution
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