The Chronicles of Ruination 2: Abergavenny, South Wales - South Wales mother punched in brutal robbery for her three pug puppies

Saturday, October 31, 2015

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A mother was punched in the face in a brutal robbery in her own home - for her three pug puppies.

Liz Swain, 55, was ambushed at her home by two raiders for her pedigree pups worth £1,500 each.

Dog-lover Liz allowed a man posing as a buyer into her home after advertising to sell her tiny eight-week-old pug pups.

She refused to let him to take the pups outside to show a bogus "daughter" waiting in a car outside.

So he returned with an accomplice to punch her in the face - and the pair tried to dog-nap the three pugs before fleeing into the night.

Two of the tiny puppies managed to escape and were later found by family members hiding behind a sofa.

And the third pug was returned to Liz yesterday after being traced by Gwent Police. A man, 22, was arrested.

Liz, of Abergavenny, South Wales, said: "It was terrible. I've never known anything like it. I was terrified."

But she was yesterday delighted that the missing pug was returned to her home at Abergavenny.

Det Cons Hannah Lawton and Wayne Lewis returned the pug personally to Liz.

Liz described her pups as her "babies" - and friends dubbed the thugs as "scumbags" and "cowards" for attacking a defenceless woman.

She was yesterday getting medical attention after being attacked in her neat rural home in the Welsh countryside.

Her son Justin, 35, said: "They punched her several times and stole three of her babies.

"Mum tried to put up a fight but lost to two grown men, the cowards left her in a right mess."

A Gwent Police spokesman said: "We are pleased to report that the pug is now safely back with its family.

A 22 year old man from the Nottingham area has been arrested in connection with the robbery and has been bailed pending further enquiries.

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