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  • 18-09-2014 6:59am
    #1
    Danger Ongar Area
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭


    Guy tried to assault me tonight.

    Ongar - the long wooded laneway between Ongar village and top of Ongar road.

    Locals will know the place. Roundabouts at both ends.

    Anyway - Male approx 180cm/...maybe 5'10, early 20's, race-black/African.
    Clothes: red hoody, black skinny jeans, white runners. Hoody pulled tight around head so cant say about hairstyle.

    Important - that laneway: approx 1 km long, beside a school, Ongar village at one end, roundabout of the top of Ongar road at the other end: Is not safe. Its well lit, but I wont be using it at night anymore.

    It may not even be a great route during daylight hours.

    Please spread the word, that route is dangerous at night.

    Story: Out for a stroll/bit of a jog. Was walking up said laneway, male coming towards me asked me for a smoke, replied 'no', asked again ... perhaps foolishly I said no again, I knew it was probably trouble at this point.... turned to see him moving quickly towards me raising his fists - raised my own fists and gave my best war scream.(locals for two kilometers may have heard this). He backed off and told me to keep going...which I very gladly did.



    What troubled me though is the nature of the situation - I was going into a fight for my life in my book, others may say thats an exaggeration, but for all I knew at the time thats what it was.

    Any stranger attempting to assault you, in a secluded area, is an attempted murder.

    Chances are it was a mugging attempt, but how many muggings have gone wrong, concussions lead to loss of consciousness - if you're lying in the wrong position you can stop breathing.

    How did he plan to take my wallet from my trouser pocket if I was still moving, there was no demand for money - just zero to combat.
    He may have been carrying a blade for all I knew/know, he initially had his hands in his pockets.


    Rang the Gardai and reported it they said they'd send a car.

    Twitter, Facebook, forums - anyone who knows the area please pass it on - get the word out - that route is not safe at night.

    Thanks.
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