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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Sammy Gecsoyler

‘It clawed the back of my head’: the Hertfordshire village harassed by a hawk

Michael Hart, 31, in Flamstead, Hertfordshire: he is standing in front of a village shop and post office, and wears a black hooded anorak.
‘I felt something come at me from behind,’ said Michael Hart, from Flamstead, Hertfordshire. Photograph: Linda Nylind/The Guardian

When Michael Hart went for his morning run in rural Hertfordshire last week, he never imagined that he would be attacked. “I felt something come at me from behind,” said the 31-year-old, who works in IT.

The perpetrator has been quietly stalking the streets of Flamstead for months but in the past fortnight has gone on a rampage, having bumped and slashed more than 20 men, including Hart. A hunt for the serial attacker is under way.

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