Karate girl, 11, batters 6ft attacker who tried to steal her bag

An 11-year-old girl fought off an attacker who grabbed her on the way to school - by using her karate skills. Jade Pidden, a karate brown belt, used her three years of training to fight off a 6ft attacker who grabbed her rucksack as she walked to school in Stockwood, Bristol.

She delivered two swift blows - an elbow to the chest and a punch in the face - forcing the man to flee. Jade, who was with twin sister Amber, said: ''I had walked ahead of my sister and her friend when I saw a man following me.


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''I ran away but he grabbed my bag which was over both my shoulders on my back - I think he was trying to attack me. He was trying to grab me, not my bag. The bag was just something he was able to get hold of when I ran.

''When he did I just automatically responded by elbowing him in the chest and punching him in the face. He looked pretty shocked and ran away with his hand over one eye. I was quite upset but my sister and her friend comforted me on the rest of the way to school.''