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Hove poker player beaten up by masked raiders
2:00pm Saturday 3rd October 2009
A poker player was beaten up by two masked robbers who lay in wait for her.
Deborah Rogers said she thought the raiders, who demanded the keys to her safe before punching her in the face, had been staking her flat out.
Ms Rogers, 59, of Lansdowne Place, Hove, said she had just opened her door on Wednesday to walk her terriers when the raiders struck.
She said: “One of them pushed me and I fell to the ground."
“And he kept punching my face. My nose was bleeding and there was blood everywhere."
The 59-year-old said she thought the robbers had been watching her thinking she had cash from playing poker.
She added: “It wasn't chance, they wanted the keys to my safe. They knew it was a key not a code."
Sussex Police are appealing for witnesses who saw the robbery or anyone acting suspicious in the are to call 0845 6070999.
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OP8, Brighton says...
3:23pm Sat 3 Oct 09
cheezburger, brighton says...
3:41pm Sat 3 Oct 09
cheezburger, brighton says...
3:58pm Sat 3 Oct 09
Delilah_Brighton, says...
4:31pm Sat 3 Oct 09
Conor wrote:Even better than the half naked students stuck in Brighton life.
"beaten up my rasked raiders"
Argus reporters having a liquid lunch?
Come on Argus, have a whipround to get your employees their English GCSEs.
Hugh Rinall, Brighton says...
8:35pm Sat 3 Oct 09
Mr Numptyhead, Hove says...
8:58pm Sat 3 Oct 09
MoreMikey, Formerly Bevendean (Lower, actually) says...
3:00am Sun 4 Oct 09
dolphy, hanover says...
3:48am Sun 4 Oct 09
ShorehamBeachcomber, shoreham says...
8:12am Sun 4 Oct 09
security word cards closer to chest
Conor, Sussex says...
9:33am Sun 4 Oct 09
MoreMikey wrote:Lansdowne to be exact.
It's Landsdowne with an "e". And, yes, a date would be awfully useful.
Variable, Brighton says...
1:12pm Sun 4 Oct 09
Is your sub-editor stuck in a life somewhere?
Mr Numptyhead, Hove says...
1:35pm Sun 4 Oct 09
Variable wrote:Are you suggesting the Sub is a semi naked student?
Wow. TWO spelling mistakes in one headline. That's got to be a record of some sort. Well done Argus!
Is your sub-editor stuck in a life somewhere?
Dave At Home, Brighton says...
10:03pm Sun 4 Oct 09
She said: “One of them pushed me and I fell to the ground,” she said.
I wonder what she said...
Pitiful reporting again.
Barney McGrew, Trumpton says...
11:12am Mon 5 Oct 09
Jo Wadsworth, web editor, The Argus says...
11:21am Tue 6 Oct 09
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Conor, Sussex says...
2:15pm Sat 3 Oct 09
Argus reporters having a liquid lunch?