‘Daddy, they’re going to shoot you’, girl cries as armed men steal dad’s car

A FATHER has spoken of the terrifying moment five masked gunman forced him and his four-year-old daughter from his car.
By The Newsroom
Published 2nd Oct 2015, 13:47 BST
The scene of a car-jacking on Levet Road, Cantley, on the evening of Tuesday September 29.The scene of a car-jacking on Levet Road, Cantley, on the evening of Tuesday September 29.
The scene of a car-jacking on Levet Road, Cantley, on the evening of Tuesday September 29.

As he pulled up, five masked men got out and approached him.

He said his young daughter, Gracie, who had been sitting in a booster seat, called out: “Daddy, they’ve got guns. They’re going to shoot you,”

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Armed raiders steal car in Doncaster after forcing out four-year-old girlMr Glover said: “My daughter was hysterical. I was just thinking of her safety. I couldn’t protect her like I wanted to. We were both shaken.

“They were all big blokes. The two that got me out of the car did say, we’re not going to hurt you - we just want your car.”

The gang sped away, leaving Mr Glover and Gracie in the middle of the road.

He said: “We were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. It’s had a massive impact on the whole family.”

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An eyewitness in Levet Road, Doncaster, said: “I saw a car in the middle of the road with all the doors open and lots of police around.

“There were at least four officers with weapons. I’ve lived here for a long time and I’ve never seen anything like this before. It was like something out of a Western. The police officers were here until nearly midnight.”

Det Sgt Liza-Jo Hope of South Yorkshire Police, said: “Fortunately the victim and his daughter were not injured in the incident, but have been left understandably shaken by what took place.”

Police had been called to the area shortly before the incident, following reports of “loud bangs”.

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A spokesman said: “While officers were investigating the source of the bangs, a further report was made from a man who had his car stopped and then stolen by a group of masked men, who were seen to be carrying a firearm.

“The five men, who were all wearing balaclavas, told the man and his four-year-old daughter to get out of their white coloured Ford Kuga 4x4 vehicle.

“We believe the loud bangs people have heard and the later theft of a car are related to the same group of men.”

Officers said there was no evidence of shots being fired.

The stolen Ford has not been recovered.