Couple attacked after confronting gang throwing rocks at cars

Labour Coun Rachel Lancaster said the "out of control" teenagers tried to set fire to her husband's clothes during the assault



A couple were attacked by “out of control” teenagers after they tried to stop the youths throwing rocks at cars.

Rachel Lancaster said a chunk of her hair was pulled out and one of the group tried to set fire to her husband’s clothes with a lighter during the broad daylight attack on Sunday afternoon.

Police were called to the incident, near to Wentworth Drive Park, after Mrs Lancaster’s husband was set upon outside the family home after asking the youngsters to stop pelting cars with rocks.

Mrs Lancaster, a Coventry councillor for Holbrooks, said she went outside after the teenagers started to throw bottles at her husband and tried to set light his shirt.

She said: “I will be pressing charges for assault. It was quite a vicious attack and I had a great big chunk of my hair pulled out.

“There was a group of kids out the front and they were picking up stones and throwing them at the cars. My husband told them to stop it.

“They surrounded him and started to throw plastic bottles at him and they tried to set light to his shirt.

“They were out of control f-ing and blinding and swearing in my husband’s face.”

Coun Lancaster said the attackers then moved away but returned a few moments later as they suspected a younger boy in the area had told the councillor their names.

She said one of the attackers turned on her after she had intervened to protect a youngster.

Coun Lancaster said: “I told the younger lad to wait in my house and I stood at the end of my drive and one of them attacked me because he could not get to the other lad. He was about 15 or 16-years-old.

“He pulled my sunglasses off my head and a chunk of my hair out and threw them to the floor.

“I could not sleep that night because we thought they might come back.”

A spokesman for West Midlands Police said the force was investigating a report of an assault and enquiries were ongoing.

He added: “The victim was approached by a young male who got into a verbal argument with her over stones being thrown.

“He pulled the victim’s hair before running off.”

So glad our councilors are having a taste of their creation in this city get use to it like the rest of us have.
Taking hair trying to burn sounds like a witch hunt

The ginger gnome is reaping the results of what she's sown.

I agree Rebbonk closing library's youth centres putting up council tax less money in a house hold which affects kids affording things , kids have to go some where for entertainment and use their energy then more housing being built here it wont be a small gang soon it will be like an army of kids it wont get better either but worse with less police to.

Mrs Lancaster wasn't shy in telling us what she'd done or how she knew better than the rest of us, especially when spending (wasting?) our money. Her attitude put people's backs up and people have long memories when it suits them.

I can just imagine her telling a group of youths to go away because 'she's a councillor' and they must do as she says.

I think that this is one photo-opportunity that our little ginger gnome is going to regret taking.

Yes Coventry people do have a long memory Rebbonk especially when she has wasted money which effects theirs and their childrens lives .

I think she will live to regret having that photo taken too along with where she lives as her whole address is on the net and she even says on twitter of her daughter attending the same school as is not a wise thing to do in my opinion but then she had no qualms placing the young boy in danger by stating he might of given her the names of the attackers it just proves another councilor not in touch with society. Telling any kids your a councilor would go down like a lead balloon they would laugh but they the councilors think they live in this untouchable bubble from society.

Thats typical of mps and councilors now do as I say not as I do .

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12-year-old arrested after attack on couple who confronted rock throwing gang

A 12-year-old boy has been arrested after a couple complained they were attacked by an “out of control” gang of children who were throwing rocks at cars.

A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: “Officers investigating an assault on Wentworth Drive, Coventry have arrested and interviewed a 12-year-old boy on suspicion of common assault.

“He has been bailed pending further inquiries.”

Mark my words, this will now escalate.

It will be interesting to see what happens because if its his first offence its normally just a warning.