25 November 2010

‘Burkha’ man in shop raid gang

A GANG led by a man dressed in traditional Islamic clothing stole thousands of pounds worth of jewellery in a raid. The robbers struck at the Jadee Jewellers store in Rochdale Road, Bury, at about 4.30pm on Monday.

The man approached the shop dressed in a burkha and hijab and, believing he was a legitimate customer, the owner opened the shop door.

At this point, four other members of the gang burst through the open door brandishing a silver metal hammer and a baseball bat, while the man in the Islamic clothing wielded a machete. [Bolton News] Read more [via National Secular Society]