A man grabbed a Durham University student by her throat and dragged her into bushes during a terrifying attempted robbery.
Warren Pearce had been taking Valium and drinking booze when he stopped the Aisan student on November 20, last year, and asked to see her papers to see if she was entitled to be staying in the UK. The helpful student even offered over her passport and permit shortly before Pearce turned violent and dragged her into nearby bushes.
Fortunately, the attempted robbery was thwarted by two other passing students who heard the woman's cries for help and bravely chased Pearce away. When arrested, the 30-year-old claimed that he'd smoked so much cannabis, his "evil side", who he named "Geoff", had taken over his body and that he had little recollection of it.
