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Passenger injured as car is pelted with bricks


Police have stepped-up patrols after a father and his seven-month-old baby were pelted with bricks and fireworks while driving down Highfield Lane, in Keighley.

A passenger in the car, a 26-year-old man from Keighley, was taken to Airedale Hospital with head injuries after he was hit with a brick and knocked unconscious during the attack.

The driver — a 25-year-old father-of-one from Riddlesden — said his daughter could have been killed in the ambush, which happened at 8pm last Friday.

He said: “I was driving down Highfield Lane and a lad walked out into the middle of the road near Burgess playing field like he did not see the car coming.

“I slowed down to let him cross, then he looked in the car and shouted to some others who then began throwing bricks at us.

“My passenger had his window down and a brick hit his face and smashed his head in.

“I was concerned about my little girl, so I just drove around the corner and checked on her then called the police. She was covered in glass but she was all right. If a brick had have hit my daughter it could have killed her and they would have got away with it.”

The victim estimates the damage to his car will cost around £700 to repair.

The injured passenger said he was recovering but still had blurred vision in one of his eyes.

The perpetrators are described as around five Asian males aged approximately 17-19.

Chief Insp Mick Hanks, of Airedale and North Bradford police, said: “We are aware of this matter and take all reports of incidents which could be racially aggravated very seriously.”

Any with information about the incident is asked to call 0845 6060606 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.


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greg mendelson, says...
11:48am Thu 6 Nov 08

The police do a lot of "stepping up patrols" - do they ever catch anyone?

Arm Chair Eddie, The Pennines says...
3:48pm Thu 6 Nov 08

Scum cowards that is all they are. No respect for anyone or anything, and they always have to do it in numbers.

vinny, oxenhope says...
4:25pm Thu 6 Nov 08

Na, you got it all wrong eddie, this is the utopian multicultural, diverse society we should all now become accustomed to, at least for the foreseable future, thanks to a bad government, a bad council and bad policing. havent yet heard about any arrests of the racist scum who attacked the fun loving people at ST Annes social club either, so dont hold your breath on this one folks, cos things can only get worse.

klydan, Keighley says...
10:40am Fri 7 Nov 08

WHY AREN"T THE MUSLIM ELDERS TAKING THEIR SHARE OF THE BLAME FOR THE LACK OF CONTROL??
We are always being told that integration is taking place, but that's a two way street and not the TOTAL responsibility of the indigenous population.
The event means that once again there is another no go area being created (This will allow the "Say what a good boy am I" brigade to ride to the rescue on their white chargers)
If the perpetrators are caught (?) no doubt there will, once again, be a let off for the current minority population of Keighley."
DON"T UPSET THEM, WE DON"T WANT FURTHER TROUBLE !"

Mixter, says...
4:30pm Sat 8 Nov 08

How long before a would-be victim of such an ambush (which is what it was), panics on seeing the inital 'stooge' in the road...and drives straight over him! I mean, anyone could fear for their life and safety, couldnt they. And who could blame them!

vinny, oxenhope says...
4:34pm Sat 8 Nov 08

KLYDAN, please dont read me wrong here, but why do you think that some "Muslim elders" whoever that or they may be, can in any way control, or want to control, the ferel youth of muslim parents whos indifferance to their childrens racist actions against anything non- Muslim would seem totaly unacceptable to them, for we have plenty of our own indigenous racist youths who also have parents who feel exactly the same way.

I am afraid that this is the price we must all pay for accepting the muticulturalists nightmare that has been, and is in the process of being forced upon us, this type of diversity and enrichment is not the utopian dream of our fascist New Labour masters, but it is a fact nevertheless.

Our society, if allowed to continue on in this festering, un-controlled, politically correct, absurd left wing course, with little or no police control, without strong leadership from government or council (thats a joke by the way), something that has been missing for a very long time, without people having the guts to take control of their own lves, let alone the crisis that is slowly developing in our towns and cities, then I believe society will soon implode.

The reluctance of the authourities to intervene, apart, that is, from throwing the occasional 10k at the problem, will indeed come back to haunt them, in a way that will cost more than anything measured in dollars and cents.

I believe a storm is coming that has been seen and ignored for far too long, on the evening news, daily, in our own newspapers weekly, on the tips of the toungs of the many people on the streets, it is spoken of every-day, that the situation that has been allowed to develop in our society, our country, can not and will not be allowed to continue, that sectarianism is a very real and deadly possibility that will severely test us all, if the authourities have not yet sensed this, which by past experience, it is for sure that they have not, that if they can not control our streets then for sure there are others who can.

In my opinion, a minor form of sectarianism already exists in this town, this can not be allowed to continue, because if it is, it will grow into a hate fueled response from many sides, (which are even now being formed), battle lines will be drawn and the spectre of sectarianism on the scale of the troubles in Northern Ireland will return and nobody wants that.

But do you know what Klydan, nobody gives a **** either way, I,m probably classed as a scare monger and racist for my views, and for your troubles, you probably are now also, but what the hell, are we to sit idly by and watch without saying a word while our so called betters walk us blindfolded into a nightmare of sectarianism, I only hope to God that I am not ever in a position to have to say, I TOLD YOU SO.

klydan, Keighley says...
9:25pm Sun 9 Nov 08

Vinny,
the Imams are already preaching death to the whites and don't "befriend them" doctrine.
The growing infiltration of anti-indigenous population fervour is to be seen everywhere. They don't give a jot for anything British (apart from Benefits and Family credit payments ) and deliberately flout whatever laws they wish knowing that they won't be prosecuted!!
The number of cannabis factories they establish using Electricity from the main grid at NO COST to themselves, that are detected, and despite arrests no charges are brought,is mounting.
Drug selling at many of the Town's previously assumed beauty spots with the debrisof these transactions being left at the roadside, makes the average Keighlian despair for the future of their offspring and the outlook for Town.


vinny, oxenhope says...
12:09pm Mon 10 Nov 08

Whether civilisation in the West lives or dies is in the hands of its Western leaders, the actions of which are based on all levels of threat to its population or countries.

The current crisis in an historical context shows that far from being a "religion of peace", violent Islam has in fact, (and known to many), been waging war on all its self-appointed opponents and enemies since its birth in around 610, only the politicaly correct fools in government, their supporters and emus everywhere fail to realise this fact.

If the adherents of Islam choose to deny these truths, to deny the real reasons behind Islams assault on anything that is non-Muslim, they are either fooling themselves or know nothing about their religion.

Therefore, I would like to ask a queston of any Muslim who may be reading this post to correct me if I am wrong, I have been informed that most Imams and clerics of Islam have declared a Jihad (holy war) against the infidels of the world, and that by killing an infidel,(which is a command to all Muslims), they are assured a place in heaven, the definition of an infidel is "non-believer" as I am sure everyone will know.

If the above is correct, which I am led to believe it is, then all followers of Allah have been commanded to kill everyone who is not of this faith, so they can have a place in heaven, yes or no?.

Well I have a real problem trying to imagine Pope Benadict commanding all Catholics to kill all the followers of Islam, or Dr Stanley ordering all Protestants to do the same, in order to guarantee a place in heaven, I also have a problem being your friend when I know youre Imams and clerics are telling fellow Muslims to kill me.

I would like to ask you one final question if I may, would you rather have your Allah, who tells you to kill me in order for you to go to heaven, or my Jesus, who tells me to love you, because he wants me to og to heaven and he would like you to be there beside me.

There is a big difference between a free thinker, a realist and a racist.

klydan, Keighley says...
11:04am Wed 12 Nov 08

Vinny, Highfield Lane isn't sacrosanct.
A young lady driving down Devonshire Street had bricks and stones thrown at her car from the Church Yard just above the junction with Wilkin Street
She got out of the car to remonstrate and was spat on.
When the police were informed they "weren't interested"

Sacre Bleu.

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