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Astley abduction and robbery footage shows woman grabbed by three men in a van and taken to a pub where she was forced to hand over cash

The woman was grabbed by the man and had her face covered with a cloth to stifle her screams

THIS is the shocking footage of a female bar worker being abducted and robbed by three men who drove her to her pub and forced her to hand over cash.

Her face was covered with a cloth to stifle her screams as the men shoved her into the back of a white Transit van.

 The woman had her face covered with a cloth as she was snatched from the street and taken to the pub
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The woman had her face covered with a cloth as she was snatched from the street and taken to the pubCredit: GMP Police
 After the three men grabbed the woman they drove a short distance to the pub she works in
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After the three men grabbed the woman they drove a short distance to the pub she works inCredit: GMP Police
 The woman in her 40s was escorted from the van to the door of the pub, still with a cloth on her face
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The woman in her 40s was escorted from the van to the door of the pub, still with a cloth on her faceCredit: GMP Police

She was targeted just after midnight as she walked down a road near to the Old Boathouse pub in Astley, Greater Manchester.

The woman was driven back to her pub on Higher Green Lane at about 12.30am on September 19.

She was marched to the doors of the building, still with her face covered and flanked by two men.

Once inside the pub, the 42-year-old woman was ordered to give the men cash.

She was punched twice in the face during a struggle with her captors and threats were made to throw her into the nearby canal.

After the terrifying ordeal the men drove off in an unknown direction.

The van they used to carry out the abduction and robbery was later found burnt out in Tyldesley - about a 10 minute drive away.

Police have released CCTV footage of what happened in the hope they can catch the callous robbers.

Detective Constable Jessica Samouelle, of GMP’s Wigan Borough, said: “This was a violent and terrifying ordeal for the woman which left her utterly traumatised.

 The white Transit van used to abduct the woman and for the men to flee in - it was later found burnt out
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The white Transit van used to abduct the woman and for the men to flee in - it was later found burnt outCredit: GMP Police
 The woman was punched in the face during a struggle with the men and they threatened to throw her in a nearby canal
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The woman was punched in the face during a struggle with the men and they threatened to throw her in a nearby canalCredit: GMP Police
 One man was seen re-tying something over his face as he entered the pub
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One man was seen re-tying something over his face as he entered the pubCredit: GMP Police
 The men walked with the terrified woman to the bar and towards the till
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The men walked with the terrified woman to the bar and towards the tillCredit: GMP Police

“She suffered physical and emotional harm as a result of this prolonged incident and we are determined to secure justice for her.

“We are continuing our investigation and I am appealing to anyone who recognises the men in the CCTV footage to please get in touch.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 and quote the reference number 55 of 19/09/16, or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

Earlier this year an American jogger was kidnapped and tortured for weeks.

Sherri Papini was taken on November 2 and found dumped on the side of the road on Thanksgiving Day.


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