{"id":1545,"date":"2024-03-05T23:01:36","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T23:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/?p=1545"},"modified":"2024-03-05T23:01:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T23:01:36","slug":"77-year-old-grandma-stands-at-atm-when-3-men-appear-seconds-later-they-realize-they-chose-the-wrong-pensioner-to-rob","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/?p=1545","title":{"rendered":"77-year-old grandma stands at ATM when 3 men appear: Seconds later, they realize they chose the wrong pensioner to rob"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s fair to say most people enjoy a very special bond with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/grandpa\/\">grandpas<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/grandma\/\">grandmas<\/a>. They\u2019re kind, thoughtful and usually a little less strict when it comes to the rules than our parents.<\/p><div class=\"311fe198f191a864c1efcdfa9efedfdf\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1782571\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<p>My grandparents were always on hand to help me bake, let me eat as many sweets as I wanted, and take me on exciting trips.<\/p>\n<p>It might only have been into the woods behind her house, but my grandma was able to turn a little walk into an amazing pirate adventure, where treasure was hidden behind every stone.<\/p>\n<p>As I got older, I realized there were no pirates behind grandma\u2019s house; no treasure behind the stones. But the fact that she could take the ordinary and make it extraordinary stuck with me.<\/p>\n<p>Something else you learn about grandparents from an early age is that there\u2019s no point trying to mess with them. You know how it\u2019s going to end. That\u2019s certainly the case\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2016\/08\/17\/pensioner-77-smashed-muggers-head-into-cash-machine-when-he-tried-to-rob-her-6073114\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">if you encounter<\/a>\u00a077-year-old Winifred Peel from Wirral, UK.<\/p>\n<p><strong>They thought she was an easy target, but they did not realize something very important.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-09c71997dee99bfc5f37694c188a2a18\" class=\"newsner-09c71997dee99bfc5f37694c188a2a18\">\n<div id=\"newsner-1407243394\">\n<div id=\"f9c43800-41b6-4b29-8d82-f9ea5ed24ca1\" class=\"pbs\" data-pbs-root=\"true\" data-pbs-position=\"sticky\" data-pbs-device=\"desktop\" data-pbs-video-title=\"true\" data-pbs-sticky=\"bottom-right\" data-pbs-size=\"medium-large\" data-pbs-logo-pos=\"right\" data-pbs-content=\"playing\" data-pbs-player=\"content\" data-pbs-slot=\"ended\" data-pbs-content-type=\"mcd\" data-pbs-hover=\"false\">\n<div id=\"exp_6a2a68e4-9dc5-42b0-a8f2-fc48d28b874b\" class=\"pbs__player shown\">\n<div id=\"video7580726759ffb17de-5560-4db7-885c-b45266623a2f\" class=\"pb-stream\">\n<div id=\"__exco_root_container\" class=\" __exco_root_container __exco_desktop\">\n<div id=\"__exco_ad_container_static_ima_0\" class=\"__exco_ad_container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exp-ui\">\n<div class=\"exp-ui__wrapper falcon exp-ui__state__small-view\">\n<div class=\"exp-ui__title-and-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"exp-ui__title-wrapper exp-ui__state__shown\">\n<div class=\"exp-ui__title\">Pregnant dog shows up at couple&#8217;s doorstep \u2013 a few days later, they have 7 puppies to care forPregnant dog shows up at couple&#8217;s doorstep \u2013 a few days later, they have 7 puppies to care for<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>One day, pensioner Winifred went to a cash machine to withdraw some money.<\/p>\n<p>As she stood there, shielding her pin, she noticed someone coming up behind her. Before she had time to act, two men had pulled her off balance. Then, another man appeared.<\/p>\n<p>One reached over Winifred and tried to withdraw\u00a0\u00a3200 from her account.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-acting-fast\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Acting fast<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The men were thieves, and if Winifred didn\u2019t act quickly they were going to drain her account of all its money.<\/p>\n<p>But when one of the men tried to take cash out, Winifred put a plan into action.<\/p>\n<p>She grabbed the man\u2019s collar and slammed his head into the ATM with all the force she could.<\/p>\n<p>She managed to knock the man\u2019s head against the machine three times before the robbers were forced to flee, running like dogs with their tails between their legs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-ed60ea7517a968e2cd832228b517f165\" class=\"newsner-ed60ea7517a968e2cd832228b517f165 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Winifred then placed a call to the police and the assailants were arrested later that day.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-facebook wp-block-embed-facebook\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/neitiketinifaktai\/posts\/1321008651307687:0\" data-width=\"640\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/neitiketinifaktai\/photos\/a.153129794762251\/1321008651307687\/?type=3\"><p>77-eri\u0173 Winifred Peel i\u0161 bankomato nor\u0117jo i\u0161ssimti pinig\u0173, kai 3 vyrai pam\u0117gino j\u0105 nustumti ir pasiimti jos pinigus. \u0160i\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Posted by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/neitiketinifaktai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ne\u012ftik\u0117tini faktai<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/neitiketinifaktai\/photos\/a.153129794762251\/1321008651307687\/?type=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Friday, February 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>One of the reasons the police were able to identify the men so easily was head wound one of them had sustained as a result of Winifred\u2019s defensive action. They were identified as Piper Dumitru, Florin Gebelscu and Felix Stoica. All three later admitted their guilt in court and were jailed.<\/p>\n<p>According to the prosecutor, the robbers drove to the village to find easy targets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey did not care about how this would affect me,\u201d Winifred said, as per\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2016\/08\/17\/pensioner-77-smashed-muggers-head-into-cash-machine-when-he-tried-to-rob-her-6073114\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">British source Metro.<\/a>\u00a0\u201cI would definitely say this has changed my life, I will never have the confidence I once did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Due to the fact that she had grown up with three brothers and went to the gym four days a week, Winifred fortunately had a doggedness the robbers hadn\u2019t counted on.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-facebook wp-block-embed-facebook\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/1563480463921279\/photos\/a.1569752963294029.1073741828.1563480463921279\/1751465038456153\/?type=3\" data-width=\"640\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/1563480463921279\/photos\/a.1569752963294029\/1751465038456153\/?type=3\"><p>Posted by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/100029445223324\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">El Show de Tom\u00e1s Rubio El Morro y &#8220;El Mostro&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/1563480463921279\/photos\/a.1569752963294029\/1751465038456153\/?type=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Wednesday, September 7, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Go Winifred! I hope she taught those guys their lesson.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Of course, one should never aim to rob anyone, but three young men taking advantage of a 77-year-old grandmother? That\u2019s simply\u00a0<\/strong><strong>beyond shameless.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s fair to say most people enjoy a very special bond with\u00a0grandpas\u00a0and\u00a0grandmas. 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