{"id":2042,"date":"2011-04-22T07:53:52","date_gmt":"2011-04-22T06:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colinmcnulty.com\/blog\/?p=2042"},"modified":"2011-04-22T07:53:52","modified_gmt":"2011-04-22T06:53:52","slug":"disabled-gran-headbutts-teenage-mugger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colinmcnulty.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/22\/disabled-gran-headbutts-teenage-mugger\/","title":{"rendered":"Disabled Gran Headbutts Teenage Mugger"},"content":{"rendered":"

This you need a black belt to defend yourself from a mugging? Read this story<\/a> (copied below) and think again:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>A disabled grandmother who fought off a mugging attack by headbutting a teenager has said she believes she broke his nose. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The 49-year-old, who is just 5ft tall, said she retaliated as the youths tried to steal her bag because she thought it was what her grandchildren would have expected of her.<\/em><\/p>\n

The mother of six, who has asked not to be named, said her 24 grandchildren would have wanted her to make sure the criminals did not get their way.<\/em><\/p>\n

The woman – who was travelling on a mobility scooter – knocked the teenager to the ground and the trio fled empty-handed in Barnstaple, Devon.<\/em><\/p>\n

She said: “They were not expecting me to fight back.<\/em><\/p>\n

“I am a very strong person because of what I have gone through in my life. As they attacked me, I heard my grandchildren saying to me in my head ‘Nan, get up and fight them’.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

“When I headbutted the robber I think I broke his nose, it was that strong.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Once they saw me attack him his mates scarpered and so did he.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What can we learn from this story:<\/p>\n