Amble Hammer Attack
A woman and her disabled husband were victim to a sickening and unprovoked act of violence on their own doorstep.
The couple were returning home to the Gloster Park area of Amble on Monday night when a man approached and demanded money. When the woman refused the attacker forced his way into her home and laid into her with a hammer.
She was taken to Wansbeck General Hospital, where she received treatment for facial injuries and bruising. Her double-amputee husband was knocked from his wheelchair in the attack, but was otherwise uninjured.
DCI Rob Coulson, of Northumbria Police, said: "This is a horrendous attack on a vulnerable middle aged couple. It appears to be unplanned and opportunist. We have set up an incident room and a team of detectives are working to identify and make an early arrest of the offender.
"I'm keen to trace anyone who was in the Gloster Park area, near to Amble cemetery, at about 10pm last night or who may have seen anything suspicious at that location.
"The believed offender is described as approximately 20 years old, of slim build and was wearing a grey hooded coat with white stripe down each sleeve and may have been wearing a woolen hat. It is believed he would have been in possession of a hammer.
"Can I stress that these type of incidents are extremely rare and Northumberland is one of the safest places in the country to live. I want to reassure the people of Amble that we are doing all we can to find the person who's done this and bring them to justice."
Northumbria Police confirmed this evening that a local man and woman had been arrested in connection with the attack, so it probably won't be too long before all the good people of Amble know who they are - not that I'd condone any sort of vigilantism!
Anyone with further information is asked to contact the police on 03456 043 043, extension 61636, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
The couple were returning home to the Gloster Park area of Amble on Monday night when a man approached and demanded money. When the woman refused the attacker forced his way into her home and laid into her with a hammer.
She was taken to Wansbeck General Hospital, where she received treatment for facial injuries and bruising. Her double-amputee husband was knocked from his wheelchair in the attack, but was otherwise uninjured.
DCI Rob Coulson, of Northumbria Police, said: "This is a horrendous attack on a vulnerable middle aged couple. It appears to be unplanned and opportunist. We have set up an incident room and a team of detectives are working to identify and make an early arrest of the offender.
"I'm keen to trace anyone who was in the Gloster Park area, near to Amble cemetery, at about 10pm last night or who may have seen anything suspicious at that location.
"The believed offender is described as approximately 20 years old, of slim build and was wearing a grey hooded coat with white stripe down each sleeve and may have been wearing a woolen hat. It is believed he would have been in possession of a hammer.
"Can I stress that these type of incidents are extremely rare and Northumberland is one of the safest places in the country to live. I want to reassure the people of Amble that we are doing all we can to find the person who's done this and bring them to justice."
Northumbria Police confirmed this evening that a local man and woman had been arrested in connection with the attack, so it probably won't be too long before all the good people of Amble know who they are - not that I'd condone any sort of vigilantism!
Anyone with further information is asked to contact the police on 03456 043 043, extension 61636, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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