From: "John Hurst", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Grandmother gives flasher some stick by Lee Marlow This is Leicestershire, 10 July 2000 A grandmother who hit an elderly flasher with her walking stick and then kicked him while he was down said today: "I hope it makes him think twice about doing it again." Pamela Pandya, 56, of Leicester, was walking down Belgrave Gate to post a letter when she was approached by an elderly man. He loosened his trousers, exposed himself to her and made an indecent proposal. But Mrs Pandya who suffers with arthritis in her spine raised her walking stick and hit him where it hurts. He fell to the ground in agony. Instinctively, Mrs Pandya followed through with a swift kick to the body. She then walked on and posted her letter. "I didn't have time to think about what I was doing," she said. "It all happened so quickly. "I told him he was 'dirty' and left him on the ground and walked off and posted my letter. He was lucky. If I hadn't had my stick I would have really gone for him." The man is described as Asian, about 60 years old, 5ft 6in tall, with a thin build, an unshaven face with grey stubble and short dark hair. He was wearing a navy-blue single-breasted jacket, black trousers with a white paint mark on the left leg and brown lace-up shoes. Police have praised Mrs Pandya for her bravery. Sergeant Andy Green of Belgrave police station said: "She reacted in a way which she saw fit. It's not something we would recommend as a course of action but all credit to her. It could well make him think twice before doing this kind of thing again." The incident happened in Belgrave Gate at around 8.30pm on Thursday. Police say the area was busy and are calling on any witnesses to call them on 0116 222 2222. Mrs Pandya said: "What worries me is that the neighbourhood centre and the recreation ground are nearby. A lot of youngsters use the recreation ground so I hope what happened will make him think twice about doing it again." Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
