Blade scare
A distraught mother has hit out at the thug who brought a blade within inches of her toddler when they slashed the bag hanging on his pram.
Wendy Garvie was shopping on Cambuslang Main Street with her two-year-old son when the bag, containing her purse, his bottle and nappies, was cut.
A distraught mother has hit out at the thug who brought a blade within inches of her toddler when they slashed the bag hanging on his pram.
Wendy Garvie was shopping on Cambuslang Main Street with her two-year old son when the bag, containing her purse, his bottle and nappies, was cut.
The mother of four says the padded nappies prevented anything from falling out of the bag, so she only realised the bag had been cut at home.
She is horrified a thief would unleash a blade so close to her child.
Wendy said: “My son was in the pram and the bag was on the back of it. My wee boy is only two.
“It’s more scary that my boy was in the pram and they were cutting with a knife while he was in the pram. I am more scared about that than them getting away with my [purse].
“Luckily nothing was stolen but you can quite clearly see that it has been cut as the stitching is still perfectly intact.
“I showed the bag to a few people and my family and they all thought it had been cut.”
Wendy says the thief must have realised her purse and phone was in the child’s backpack as she had no handbag with her while at the shops on Main Street on the afternoon of August 15.
She believes she was targeted moments before she was due to collect her two older children from school.
“When I go into the shops I might leave the empty pram and walk to the bottom of the shop, I don’t know if that’s when it has happened,” Wendy added.
“They probably did it to see if anything fell out.
“It’s scary you can’t put your bag on the back of the pram. Now I have it on my body, but you should feel safe walking through the street, I shouldn’t have to do that.
“I have heard of this happening in the city but I didn’t expect that in Cambuslang.”
Wendy has spoken out and shared her experience on social media as a warning to other Cambuslang residents, particularly parents.
Police constable Laura Taylor of Police Lanarkshire’s safer communities division said: “We haven’t received any reports of this type of incident in the area.
“We would remind the public of the importance of keeping your personal belongings safe and in your sight at all times.
“Don’t leave belongings unattended and always report any incidents of theft. You can contact us via 101 or attend at Rutherglen Police Office between 8am and 6pm seven days a week.”