Man hit with angle grinder during attempted e-bike robbery
Mr Hoy is recovering after he was hit in the head with an angle grinder during an attempted robbery. (ABC News: Ashlin Blieschke) Mr Hoy said he's feeling "lucky" his injuries were not more severe. (ABC News: Ashlin Blieschke) "They had the grinder and they were just grinding through the lock on my bike, it happened in seconds," Mr Hoy told ABC News. "I jumped out of bed and ran around the front way and he went around the back and then we ... had a fight." "He had the grinder going and he swung it and hit me in the head with the grinder while it was going. That was the scary bit, I ended up on the ground, I didn't want him to pinch my bike. "Blood was everywhere at that point ... it was just over me, everywhere." Mr Hoy said he chased the offender to the curb where there was a second fight between the pair and the man ran away, dropping a number of his belongings. Paramedics treated Mr Hoy at the scene and he later received stitches. A police car at the Hackney caravan park on Friday. (ABC News: Ashlin Blieschke) Police found the e-bike nearby and the angle grinder was left at the scene, but the man is yet to be arrested. The offender has been described as Caucasian and about 191cm tall. Despite the incident, Mr Hoy said he was feeling "lucky" his injuries were not more severe. "I'm feeling pretty good ... could have been anything when you've got a grinder that's going and a guy swings it at you and hits you in the head," he said. Anyone with information or CCTV of the attempted robbery is urged to contact police.
Original story by ABC News Australia • View original source
Anonymous Discussion
Real voices. Real opinions. No censorship. Resets in 13 hours.
About NewsBin
Freedom of speech first. Anonymous discussion on today's news. All content resets every 24 hours.
No accounts. No tracking. No censorship. Just honest conversation.
Loading comments...