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| Men attack Chatham salon with pick-axes and spade | Men attack Chatham salon with pick-axes and spade |
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| The owner of a tanning salon has described how she feared for her life as three men attacked her shop with pick-axes and a spade. | |
| Tina Goldsmith, who runs Tattoos and Tanning in Chatham, Kent, said she was on her own in the salon when the raid happened at 14:00 GMT on Saturday. | Tina Goldsmith, who runs Tattoos and Tanning in Chatham, Kent, said she was on her own in the salon when the raid happened at 14:00 GMT on Saturday. |
| CCTV footage captured the gang's frenzied attack on the shop in Walderslade Road. | CCTV footage captured the gang's frenzied attack on the shop in Walderslade Road. |
| Business owner Ms Goldsmith, 58, said she was showered in glass. | Business owner Ms Goldsmith, 58, said she was showered in glass. |
| She said she was "completely baffled" as to why the men carried out the attack and nothing was stolen. | She said she was "completely baffled" as to why the men carried out the attack and nothing was stolen. |
| Describing the attack, she said she looked up from her desk to see a man outside with "what appeared to be a baseball bat… but it turned out to be a pick-axe. | Describing the attack, she said she looked up from her desk to see a man outside with "what appeared to be a baseball bat… but it turned out to be a pick-axe. |
| "My first thought was that someone was going to get hurt, but in a split second two others turned up." | "My first thought was that someone was going to get hurt, but in a split second two others turned up." |
| Ms Goldsmith said the men - who had covered their faces - used two pick-axes and a shovel in the attack. | Ms Goldsmith said the men - who had covered their faces - used two pick-axes and a shovel in the attack. |
| "It was all over in 12 seconds, that's all it took," she said. | "It was all over in 12 seconds, that's all it took," she said. |
| Although initially "very shaken" she said she was a laid-back character and that "glass can be replaced". | Although initially "very shaken" she said she was a laid-back character and that "glass can be replaced". |
| Kent Police has confirmed it received a report of criminal damage and said inquiries into the incident were ongoing. | Kent Police has confirmed it received a report of criminal damage and said inquiries into the incident were ongoing. |