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Beaten, bruised, but still defiant, courageous student Robyn insists:

I would standup togangagain

EXCLUSIVE by Rebecca TaylorA DEFIANT young woman beatenunconscious for confronting a gangof teenagers says she would do itagain to protect her home.

Chester University student RobynPelling, 19, was put in hospital by a gangof 20 youths she had tried to stop des-troying the fence of her Kingsway digs.

When she shouted at them, a number ofthe 15- to 16-year-olds beat her with thewooden fence posts.

She said: ‘I would do it again – this ismy first house and it is a lovely house soif someone damages it I want to knowwhy they have done it.

‘Apparently they had been going up anddown the streets damaging things thatnight, so I am glad I stood up to them –somebody had to.’

The second year archaeology student, a

member of Chester University MartialArts Society, was hospitalised for fivedays after the Bonfire Night incident.

She said: ‘The bone above and belowmy eye is fractured and my eyebrow andeyelid were basically hanging off.

‘I need to have eye surgery because theretina has become loose so I find it hard tofocus in one eye and have a blind spot.

‘I had a deep cut in my head that neededfive stitches and it has damaged a nerveso I can’t feel anything on one side of myskull. My thumb is also fractured.’

DC Andy Kevan said: ‘We would en-courage anyone worried about damageto their property to call the emergencyservices out. Keep an eye on what ishappening, take descriptions of offend-ers, but don’t put yourself at risk.’n Call DC Kevan on 01244 613134 orCrimestoppers on 0800 555111.

HORRIFIC INJURIES: a police photograph of assault victim Robyn Pelling reveals thesavagery of the attack. T C 2 111 0 6 r o b - 0 0 3