I work hard to stay fit, look good. It was seemingly the last day of summer, I had to multitask walking my dog and running an errand because I was experiencing pain and having to use a walking stick is a bit embarrassing so I thought well if I have to I'm going to look good. I hadn't worn this dress all year, so what if I'm having to walk with a stick, temporarily.
Then, I experienced a random attack. Thankfully, it wasn't serious. However, everyone ought to feel safe just going to the newsagents, right!
The video clearly shows two intoxicated adults. The female struck me and the Police classify it as a sexual assault.
Everyone is advised to be practicing social distancing, yet I was struck and then I had to put my hand out to stop her from obviously either going to go for me or definitely not respecting any social distancing anyway.
At this time I was having physio for my a sustained injury and where I was 'whacked', it was not a slap, it was a whollap and I still felt my skin smarting the following day and painful to even sit down! was also on my injury.
They obviously thought I would be their entertainment, however I got three witnesses and one of them advised me to call the police straight away. When the offending realised that the witnesses were not up for having a laugh expense she obviously realised she was wrong as she runs off.
During it my phone that I only use to listen to my music on now was knocked from out of my headphones lead and broken on the pavement.
This happened in the Avenham area of Preston in front of a newsagents three months ago. The witness who lives above the newsagents pointed out the camera and we locate that. I asked the newsagents about this who provided me with the CCTV when I asked for a copy of it.
I am posting this video because it is not okay to strike another person, it is not okay, in no uncertain terms and to think that it could be makes me think that people who do need educating that no, it's not. I am posting this video to raise awareness and also to hopefully help others be more confident about speaking up/because of the following:
A few weeks ago I spotted a campaign on the Singer Celine Dion's social media page that she promotes and it provides you with advice on what to do if you either witness or are a victim of street harassment.*
To me this is what I experienced. Though the police say the phrase is an American expression to me that is what it is really. I was going about my own business and then someone randomly thinks it's okay to hit you for their own entertainment. The advice is really good: The Five D's.
Only a day or so after seeing that campaign ad and reading the advice I witnessed a school girl on her own being subjected to insults and sexual gestures from a group of school boys (about 15 of them) on the opposite side of the road. I spoke up, they shut up and walked off and the girl said thank you to me.
If I hadn't seen that as I might not have acted so effectively.
I have put in a request to the police that the CCTV be shared on their social media platform, though I am still awaiting a response about it. I have permissions to share it of my own accord though anyway, thus why I am posting it 'in the meantime'.
If you able to identify the bully female offender in the video please speak up.
You can also contact the police anonymously.
Please call 101 or report it online on Lancashire Police's website for reporting non emergency incidents and state the crime reference: 04/148001/20 and for the attention of Constable Officer 4654.
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