Marie Wastlund, 27, was walking home from a night out when she saw three hooded thugs throttling and kicking a woman in view of the police vehicle.The student waved and shouted to get the attention of the officers – parked only 25 yards away – but they did nothing.
So she waded in herself and pulled the thugs away from their victim by their hoods – at which point they fled. Astonishingly, she then had to dial 999 to summon police help and sat cradling the distraught victim in her arms for ten minutes.
At one point the two officers got out of their car but, apparently not noticing what was going on, they got back in again.
In fact, the pair only ventured out to investigate the incident when Miss Wastlund’s friend arrived and rushed over to their car and knocked on the window.
Even if the officers didn’t initially see what was happening, it was claimed they should have been alert enough to cotton on to an attack that went on for several minutes so close to their car.
Avon and Somerset Constabulary yesterday pledged a full investigation into the incident in the St Paul’s area of Bristol. ‘I was waving and shouting at them to come and help,’ said Miss Wastlund. ‘It was pretty clear something was going on in the road – anyone with half a brain could have seen something was happening.
‘They should have done something. It’s disgusting – they are paid to protect people. Read More
