‘I was running for my life’: Mom of 6 says quick-thinking saved her in Englewood attack, robbery

CHICAGO (WLS) — A South Aspect lady a mom of six mentioned she escaped what may have been a worse destiny and hopes her story might help others.

“I used to be operating for my life and I used to be simply scared,” she mentioned.

The lady was on her manner residence from her pal’s place, strolling acquainted streets, however ending up in unfamiliar territory.

“If they’d have grabbed me, I might have been gone,” she mentioned.

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The lady requested ABC7 to cover her identification, however not her story of survival.

“When was the second you knew one thing wasn’t proper?” requested ABC7’s Cate Cauguiran.

“Once they swerved on me, how they swerved the automotive in entrance of me and stopped,” the girl mentioned.

Chicago police mentioned the theft occurred simply earlier than 1:00 a.m. Tuesday close to 69th and Halsted after two folks received out of a white SUV and confronted the sufferer.

“These guys blocked me in and so they jumped out the passenger aspect back and front and was like, ‘come right here, come right here,’” she mentioned.

She mentioned that is when her survival intuition kicked in.

“I took my purse and I tossed at them and I stepped again a pair occasions and I needed to kick out my sneakers,” she mentioned.

The transfer purchased her time earlier than she mentioned one individual tried to seize her.

“As soon as they mentioned, ‘come right here, come right here’ I used to be already backed up sufficient I received out my sneakers and I took off,’” the sufferer recalled. “If they’d have snatched me it could have been over for me.”

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The lady managed to away. Her attackers additionally took off, along with her stolen purse.

“On the finish of the day, I ought to be capable to stroll from my pal’s home to my home with out being attacked or fearing for my life,” she mentioned.

Police have canvassed the world for surveillance video and mentioned up to now, nobody is in custody.