Takeaway owner left in shock after knife threat

A takeaway owner in Dundee’s Hilltown has warned locals to be alert after a ma n threatened her with a knife while she was walking her dog at night.

Gill Young, who runs The Shack Street Food on Isla Street, was left in tears after the incident on Tuesday.

A man appeared out of the darkness on Provost Road at around 10.40pm and stepped into her path, just centimetres from her face.

Moments later, two more men appeared from behind parked cars.

Ms Young, who has lived in the area for decades, said the first man claimed to have a knife, though she could not see one.

“He looked desperate,” she said.

“It was really scary. He was right in my face so I could see him so clearly. My dog Newton just froze.

“The man asked me if I’d seen two guys but I knew he was about to rob my phone I’d just used. I walked backwards, not taking my eyes off him.

“The next thing there was three of them so I had to scream.”

Ms Young, who has not yet contacted police about the incident, says the men took off and she then ran into a friend’s house, nearby.

She described the men as aged between 19 and 23 and of average height. One was wearing a dark North Face jacket and another a distinctive orange short puffa-style jacket.

“I’ve lived here for 25 years and never experienced anything like that,” she added.

“I’m still shaken up about it now and can’t quite believe it.

“I’ ve been back running the Shack and joking about it with customers but I felt so much fear. Everyone should take care, there are desperate people out there.”