Mum left terrified to leave the house after violent mugging in Stockport
17.12.2023 - 07:59
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A mum who was left with serious facial injuries after being dragged along the ground in Stockport has been left traumatised by her ordeal.
Rachel Gee had just dropped nappies off for her daughter at nursery when she was brutally attacked on the morning of Wednesday, November 29.
The mum-of-three was walking through an alley between Otterburn Place and Tanhill Close in Offerton when she was set upon by two hooded teenagers on bikes.
READ MORE: 'I made a Spotify Wrapped-style presentation for my 2023 dating fails - this is what I learnt'
READ MORE: Mum opens chip shop to 'set son up for life' after stranger's ignorant words
One approached the 37-year-old and knocked into her while the other snuck up from behind and grabbed her cross-body bag.
The mum was then dragged across the ground as the teenager struggled to get the bag over her head. The pair – who were wearing black scarves to hide their faces – eventually made off with her belongings.
They included her phone and an envelope containing her husband’s wages – cash totalling £750. Rachel was on her way to pay the money in at a post office.
A neighbour heard the commotion and called the police. The attack left Rachel with serious bruising to her face and arm which is now starting to heal, but the emotional scars remain.
Rachel's mother, Helen Burton, says she now struggles to leave her Offerton home and refuses to take a bag out with her.
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, Helen, 60, said: “We’ve lived in the area for many years. She’s now frightened to go out; she is going out a bit, but she won’t take a bag out with her.
“We do know there are a lot of teenagers hanging around that haven’t got a good name for themselves. We are thinking about going