It was lunchtime on a warm summer’s day when a young mum walked hand-in-hand with her little boy towards Princess Road in Withington, blissfully unaware of the horrors that were following her.
Turning the corner onto Rudheath Avenue, she noticed a young man with a vacant look walking behind her. Thinking nothing of it she carried on, but a feeling crept up inside her as the teenager got closer.
Feeling more and more uncomfortable, she said loudly: “This motherf***** taking the p***”, in the hope of catching him out. Undeterred, he got closer.