Girl, 10, gets stolen puppy back
By Kay Murray
A ten-year-old girl, who was attacked by a youth who stole her puppy in a Muswell Hill park, has been reunited with her beloved pet.
Florence Wentworth, of Princes Avenue, Alexandra - who was left with neck and back injuries after the attack in Durnsford Park, Durnsford Road, Muswell Hill, on April 19 - got her dog back last Sunday.
A Tottenham couple had contacted the police to say that they thought they had the 19-week old Staffordshire bull terrier, and Florence went to their home with her mother - and high hopes.
Now, Florence's mother, Ann Wentworth, 40, is delighted to see her daughter smiling again.
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She said: "Winning the lottery doesn't even come close to it, I haven't seen her smile for two weeks and now she has a big smile on her face from ear to ear."
The puppy was found last week, wandering around on Ferry Lane in Tottenham, by a man, who then took her home, where he and his wife - who own a dog themselves - looked after her for a few days.
They contacted the police after a friend told them she thought the dog might be stolen as she had seen a story about it in our sister newspaper, the Tottenham & Wood Green Independent.
Mrs Wentworth said: "Florence sobbed her heart out because when she called her, Millie remembered her and ran straight to her.
"It was a lovely ending to a sad story."
Mrs Wentworth had offered to pay to get Millie back, but the couple who found her would not accept any money and said that they would rather a donation be made to the RSPCA.
"I am so grateful to this lady, she looked after Millie so well," said Mrs Wentworth.
"Her own dog was crying when Millie left. You couldn't have asked for a nicer couple to have found the dog. I can't sing their praises enough."
Mrs Wentwoth said that despite the happy reunion, Florence is still traumatised by what happened and gets scared every time she sees a teenage boy in a 'hoody'. "You just don't hear of kids getting mugged for a dog.
"It absolutely devastated us; it broke us in half. We got her back but Florence still suffered heartache in between," she said.
# A 17-year-old boy arrested by Haringey police in connection with attacking and stealing a dog from a ten-year-old girl, in a Muswell Hill park, appeared in court last week.
The teenager, from Tottenham, was charged with robbery and appeared at Highgate Magistrates Court, Bishops Road, Highgate, on May 4.
He was arrested on April 28 more than a week after the incident. The case was adjourned until June 12.
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By Kay Murray
A ten-year-old girl, who was attacked by a youth who stole her puppy in a Muswell Hill park, has been reunited with her beloved pet.
Florence Wentworth, of Princes Avenue, Alexandra - who was left with neck and back injuries after the attack in Durnsford Park, Durnsford Road, Muswell Hill, on April 19 - got her dog back last Sunday.
A Tottenham couple had contacted the police to say that they thought they had the 19-week old Staffordshire bull terrier, and Florence went to their home with her mother - and high hopes.
Now, Florence's mother, Ann Wentworth, 40, is delighted to see her daughter smiling again.
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She said: "Winning the lottery doesn't even come close to it, I haven't seen her smile for two weeks and now she has a big smile on her face from ear to ear."
The puppy was found last week, wandering around on Ferry Lane in Tottenham, by a man, who then took her home, where he and his wife - who own a dog themselves - looked after her for a few days.
They contacted the police after a friend told them she thought the dog might be stolen as she had seen a story about it in our sister newspaper, the Tottenham & Wood Green Independent.
Mrs Wentworth said: "Florence sobbed her heart out because when she called her, Millie remembered her and ran straight to her.
"It was a lovely ending to a sad story."
Mrs Wentworth had offered to pay to get Millie back, but the couple who found her would not accept any money and said that they would rather a donation be made to the RSPCA.
"I am so grateful to this lady, she looked after Millie so well," said Mrs Wentworth.
"Her own dog was crying when Millie left. You couldn't have asked for a nicer couple to have found the dog. I can't sing their praises enough."
Mrs Wentwoth said that despite the happy reunion, Florence is still traumatised by what happened and gets scared every time she sees a teenage boy in a 'hoody'. "You just don't hear of kids getting mugged for a dog.
"It absolutely devastated us; it broke us in half. We got her back but Florence still suffered heartache in between," she said.
# A 17-year-old boy arrested by Haringey police in connection with attacking and stealing a dog from a ten-year-old girl, in a Muswell Hill park, appeared in court last week.
The teenager, from Tottenham, was charged with robbery and appeared at Highgate Magistrates Court, Bishops Road, Highgate, on May 4.
He was arrested on April 28 more than a week after the incident. The case was adjourned until June 12.
Anna
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