Dad went on drink-drive rampage to confront mugger - but kicked down wrong door

“dont drink drive - simple - he put many lives at risk doing so, not very responsible is it really?”

“This has made me quite angry. Purely because the CPS saw this guy as a quick and easy prosecution. Yet no mention of the attack has been made in the papers.

A minor punched in the face repeatedly is horrendous! Surely with the amount of cctv about in that area the culprits would have been seen... Also, I bet the culprits are repeat offenders who have been let off with their crimes over and over again so don't care about any consequences.

I fear for myself and my young son if I have to walk that area on an evening.”

“BSandra - Thank you for your kind words of support. This has shattered our family in more ways than I can describe. There are other factors which contributed to my son-in-laws actions that night, which I am not at liberty to disclose on this open forum. He knows that he acted irrationally at that time, but his son was covered in bruises and cuts to his face, and that was enough to upset him, added to the fact that he had been unable to find out where his wife and son were, since they had been walking home at 9.30 pm and he had no idea what had happened to them. The police took my daughter and her stepson to hospital. Paul had apparently rung my daughter's phone and the thief answered it, saying things which were wholly inappropriate. In fact, my daughter eventually rang her own phone and this monster gloated about the fact that he had her 'very nice phone'. She asked him politely to return it, but he just laughed and swore at her and then switched it off. They also took her Pandora bracelet, and the money she had taken from the bank that evening to buy Father's Day gifts the next day. Needless to say, that was ruined for all concerned. This whole thing started because of this horrendous incident, and has changed our attitude to everything we do socially now. If this can happen to someone totally innocent at 9.30 pm, it can happen to anyone else. If these monsters had been carrying knives, the outcome could have been tragic. It has destroyed my faith in human nature I am afraid. I am fearful for the world my grandson has been brought into. Eventually the items will be replaced, and the memories may fade, but the guilty are still out there unpunished.”

“faythy - No it was not reported at the time, but it should have been, along with a description of the muggers. The whole thing has been handled very badly. Paul has been charged, taken to court, and handed a punishment all in the space of 3 weeks, yet in that same space of time since the attack, the police have not spoken to the witnesses who readily said they would give a statement. They were asked if they had followed it up, and they askedthe victim what the address was, even though that was the house where the police picked up the victims on the night of the attack. No investigations have been carried out where the attack was, so it looks as though it is not important. The report in the Hull Daily Mail was significantly incorrect as to the precise details and because of the nature of the discrepancies, further action against the Mail will be pursued. All this happened because some scum pondlife decided to steal someone else's property. They don't deserve to breathe the same air as us.”

“Was this mugging reported in the paper when it happened? Any CCTV of the suspects? This is a fairly serious crime which anyone can be a victim of and I'd like to know that the police were doing all that was possible to find the suspects.

Yes the father didn't act rationally, but why is his failing is in the news, and not the crime that drove him to it?”

“Bellydancer56, thank you for all the facts. When I first read the story I had a feeling there was more to it than has been printed.
So sorry about what happened to your daughter and her family. Hope, your son-in-law will be Ok with his job and things will go back to normal. It sounds like your daughter has a nice family and a good , devoted husband who wants to protect his family.”

“To all those adding their comments, it might be worth you all knowing, that it is accepted that Paul has been charged and punished for what he did, but the fact remains that the muggers are still out there. In the meantime, Humberside Police have actually done nothing whatsoever in 'investigating' this crime. They haven't even visited witnesses or checked out any possible known candidates for this mugging. The victims have been left high and dry, and a planned appointment by the police today (Saturday) to visit and discuss some worrying aspects with the victim, failed to happen because, an hour after they hadn't turned up, they were phoned, and the response was "sorry, we don't have time to come today". There is a clear description of the muggers and it is only a matter of time before they show up again. Of course it won't be worth telling plod as they simply can't be bothered. Rest assured, they will get what's coming one way or another.”

“by Chip_ButtieFriday, July 06 2012, 12:10PM
"Still don't believe it. Someone's not telling the whole story. £1500 down?? Yeah right." What do you know? Do you know what an Iphone costs then? plus a Pandora bracelet and cash. None of these items are covered by insurance so it is a total loss. Please think before you speak. These items were saved up for by hard work and will take a long time to replace. In fact, they probably won't be replaced as other bills have to be paid. When scummy low-life think it is ok to steal other people's property, they have no idea of the distress and inconvenience they cause.”

“Dick Emery stunt,,,You got it wrong again dad"”

“I would do exactly the same cos the police are a waste of time and any punishment the mugger would have received would have never been enough,just would have waited til I was sober and in full control...............”