'Stab him . . . just stab him'

Dean Kirby

May 27, 2008

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A PROPERTY developer feared he was about to be killed when two masked burglars burst into his bedroom and attacked him with a knife.

Eddie Nevins, 54, fought for his life as one of the thugs shouted to the other: "Just stab him."

The father-of-three and his attackers crashed through a set of patio doors during the struggle, which continued outside the house in Simister, Prestwich.

Mr Nevins then jumped over a wrought-iron fence and only escaped when he jumped into a lake in the back garden.

He eventually managed to reach a neighbour's house and raise the alarm.

Now he is offering a £20,000 reward to anyone who can help police catch the two balaclava-wearing thugs who attacked him.

He said: "I had just closed the door to my bedroom when it was kicked open by two men, one with a knife and one armed with a piece of wood.

"One said `Where's the cash? Where's the safe?'

"I said, `For God's sake, don't kill me'. He hit me a few times and I hit him. I don't think they expected me to fight back.

Torture

"One of them began shouting `just stab him'. If I hadn't defended myself, I think they would have killed me or tortured me."

Mr Nevins, who has been in the property business for 25 years, told how he had fought with the men on the patio before he scaled the fence and jumped into the small lake.

He climbed into a second small lake as the men ran around the side of the first one, then clambered out and to a nearby cottage and called police.

The men smashed a mirror in his house before they fled empty-handed.

Mr Nevins was taken to North Manchester General Hospital, where a gash on his head and a stab wound on his hand had to be stitched. His body has been left badly bruised.

He said: "You see this sort of thing on Crimewatch and you never expect that it's going to happen to you. It's the most terrifying thing that's every happened to me. It's lucky that my wife, Lorraine, was away.

"I'm offering a £20,000 reward to anyone who can give police information to help them arrest these men. They need to be caught before they kill somebody."

Police have launched an investigation into the attack, which happened at Mr Nevins' home between 12.30am and 12.50am on Friday. Det Sgt Dave Baines, from Bury police, said: "This attack was shocking and has left the victim injured and extremely shaken.

"The offenders have proved they are prepared to go to extreme and violent lengths to achieve their aims.

"I would appeal to anyone who knows who is responsible, or who may have been in the area just before or after the incident, to come forward and speak to police.

"I also want to hear from anyone who has noticed anyone acting suspiciously in the Simister area, possibly even days before the robbery."

Anyone with information should call police on 0161 856 8179 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

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Voter (27/05/2008 at 06:13)

When the death penalty was abolished by the politically-correct liberals, we were promised there would be no rise in murders and violent crime but things are now out of hand. Innocent babies of 24 weeks old can be freely killed but not murderers and rapists.

PW, Manchester (27/05/2008 at 06:34)

And to think do-gooders actually exist and have certain sympathies with criminals like this.

Grief Tourist, Tameside (27/05/2008 at 09:40)

Would you support capital punishment if a member of your family was due to swing and you knew they hadn't done it?
Still, it works in America doesn't it.

ace, manchester (27/05/2008 at 09:50)

Unless the voters in britain start to think about who they vote for and protest about the lack of political directions,nothing will change we need to tell our politicians that we need tom scrap the human rights laws and reintroduce real deterents that make this scum think twice about hurting people .the birch,death penalty,and prisons that dont resemble five star hotels. And put a block on criminals comming into britain to ply their trades.

jomov, Manchester (27/05/2008 at 09:59)

Where there is no doubt - hang em!

Bejjy ex Salford now Malta, Malta (27/05/2008 at 10:08)

Voter, the majority of the States in America have justice systems that incorporate capital punishment but still have high levels of violent crime such as murders and rapes. Why then do you think that capital punishment would be such a deterrent in the UK when it obviously isn't in the USA or any other country in the world where the death penalty is available. Further, how many times do you read in the media about miscarriages of justice in the UK where people are sent to prison for crimes they did not commit only to be released, sometimes after many years in prison, on appeal when it is realised that they did not commit the crime. How would reprieve a person who has been hanged when it is realised that he/she did not commit the crime for which they have been executed. And don't tell me that that can't happen because it did many times when the UK had the death penalty.

jomov, Manchester (27/05/2008 at 10:38)

Where there is no doubt....

Ian Huntley
Yorkshire Ripper
Ian Brady

Just to name a few.

There may have been mistakes in the past but then that is not an excuse to allow what is happening now - people are getting away with murder - literally!!

Bejjy ex Salford now Malta, Malta (27/05/2008 at 10:49)

jomov; the three individuals that you mention have not got away with murder; they were rightly convicted for the vile crimes that they committed and will spend the rest of their lives behind bars and that is how it should be. State murder is no less offensive that one individual murdering another.

Lawrence Glendinning (27/05/2008 at 10:50)

Where as I agree there is cast iron cases against murderers like Huntley. There as also cases which are not - and not just Stefan Kisko. All that I am asking is life sentences that mean life. And when the maximuum sentence is five years then it should be five years no parole, no early release etc.

jomov, Manchester (27/05/2008 at 11:08)

It's just a shame so much of our money is wasted on keeping these vile people.

I for one would not think twice of ridding this planet of such rubbish!

Mr Manchester (27/05/2008 at 11:10)

Thankfully still here to tell the tale. Hope these are caught and brought to justice.

Set the moggy on them.

whistlingdixy (27/05/2008 at 11:21)

Where did the torture bit come from?? Good on him for fighting back

Peter (27/05/2008 at 13:47)

Bring back hanging.

S P In exile, Tameside (27/05/2008 at 16:06)

If this country had a strict criminal justice regime for scumbags like these two are then becoming a criminal wouldn’t be an option.. Because of our mamby pamby criminal system criminals don’t mind what sort of crime they commit they know there is a soft justice either way. One thing this country must do is get rid of the human rights act, a certain woman who’s husband no longer sits in the house of power was the main instigator of this country adopting the act. It is these people who are making a lot of money on the back of the act. One day justice will come full circle, only when the populace say enough is enough and that day cannot come soon enough.

El Mac, Manchester (27/05/2008 at 17:34)

Nothing more than scum!, who deserve nothing more than to hang - But I'm afraid that until the sheeple of this so called country demand affirmative action nothing will change.

jonah, usa (27/05/2008 at 21:34)

Dude get a gun. I bet they wouldn't have tried this if they thought there was the slightest chance of you being armed. Oh so sorry I forgot, you British are not to be trusted with scary weapons. What a joke!

wardy, manchester (28/05/2008 at 07:51)

If they catch them then Mr Nevins will be 20 grand down and the SCUM bags will only get a few months jail ! Its about time they started handing out 20 years for these sort of things !!!

alvinlwh (28/05/2008 at 12:40)

Criminals have more rights than the victims, fact.

Pipski, Manchester (29/05/2008 at 00:11)

Ugh...stupid, brainless morons...I hope Eddie is on the mend and won't allow stupid idiots like this to get in his way...

Leese's Parade [formerly Scrotnig] (29/05/2008 at 09:24)

City of crime 2008

kimsback, stockport (29/05/2008 at 12:55)

And they say the prisons are overcrowded and want to let some out early. Its pathetic we need more prisons built to get our justice system in order. Then keep them locked up its all a joke to them but not to the victims who are left traumatised.

Mr Manchester (29/05/2008 at 13:12)

Jonah, the last thing we need in Britain is the gun crime rate of the good ol' US of Ammo. Keep it!

Steve K (29/05/2008 at 14:48)

One of the major reasons for the increase in all violent and, in fact, non violent crime is that the perpetrators know full well that even if they are caught nothing much will happen to them. Society in general needs to accept that political correctness has gone too far and that rather than keep bleating on about the human rights of criminals, victims and potential victims need to be protected. Let's get a bit of sense back into the world, do what the vast majority of law-abiding people want and demonstrate to the thugs that if they interfere with the rights of others, their right to any consideration is removed and they will be punished accordingly. Once this becomes clear, even these neaderthals will pause for thought and innocent people will be able to walk the streets again in some safety.

d d, manchester (29/05/2008 at 22:46)

how many more victims do there need to be? this country is out of control and needs some serious issues sorting out once and for all.why is it taking so long before anything is done to stop this terrible way of life.why do people have to keep suffering at the hands of these bullies? give them real punishment,so they learn,prison is no deterrant now,who is relly running this country after all ?

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