A young mum who was with her newborn baby when her car was robbed at knifepoint has said the ordeal has stripped her of her independence and left her scared to go out on her own. Lauren Mercer, 24, had been with her 10-week-old baby Leo in a GP surgery car park, Little Lever, when a teenager approached her with a machete-type blade and demanded the keys to her Seat Curpa.
She handed them over and the 17-year-old crashed into a lamp post and three other vehicles in Manchester later that evening. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced to three years and eight months imprisonment at Bolton Crown Court on Thursday (December 1).
Speaking after the sentencing, new mum Lauren said she was 'disappointed' with his jail term and said she 'constantly thinks about' what she could've done differently before the attack. She told of how going out on her own is now a struggle and says she has been stripped of her independence.
