Martial arts expert rescues schoolgirl
Published: July 30, 2007
A HAVE-A-GO hero has revealed how he helped rescue a 13-year-old girl who was the victim of an alleged sex attack at a busy Newcastle (UK) bus station.
Martial arts expert Andrew Newton, 20, said he was alerted to the incident when he heard the youngster’s screams.
He explained: “I was just standing there waiting for a bus when I heard screaming.
“At first I thought it was just people mucking about then I turned and saw this man on top of what was obviously a young girl.”
Andrew claimed: “I ran towards him and dragged him off and then used one of the martial arts moves I learned at my club to restrain him.
“I was taking him to the ground when suddenly several other men joined in and helped me get him down and pin him to the floor.”
After telling the others how to keep him restrained by sitting on his legs and controlling his head, Andrew phoned the police.
Andrew — an assistant instructor in the modern mixed-martial art Directional Fighting Method at Newcastle College — said: “If it wasn’t for my martial arts experience I might not have had the confidence to help.
“But it wasn’t just me . . . it was amazing so many others were willing to get involved.”
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