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| Armed intruder steals wheelchairs | Armed intruder steals wheelchairs |
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| An intruder threatened a disabled woman with a knife in her Nottinghamshire home before stealing her car and two wheelchairs. | An intruder threatened a disabled woman with a knife in her Nottinghamshire home before stealing her car and two wheelchairs. |
| Police said the 40-year-old victim was confronted by a man in a balaclava in her bedroom in Arundale, Mansfield Woodhouse, at 0425 GMT on Saturday. | Police said the 40-year-old victim was confronted by a man in a balaclava in her bedroom in Arundale, Mansfield Woodhouse, at 0425 GMT on Saturday. |
| The intruder punched her in the face before escaping in the Vauxhall Astra, which contained both her wheelchairs. | The intruder punched her in the face before escaping in the Vauxhall Astra, which contained both her wheelchairs. |
| Police have arrested two people, aged 17 and 18, over the incident. | |
| The car has been found but the wheelchairs are still missing. | The car has been found but the wheelchairs are still missing. |
| Police pursuit | Police pursuit |
| A police spokesman said: "She was woken in her home by her dog barking, and was confronted by a man. | A police spokesman said: "She was woken in her home by her dog barking, and was confronted by a man. |
| "The man demanded her car keys and when she refused he punched her in the face, before producing a knife and threatening her. | "The man demanded her car keys and when she refused he punched her in the face, before producing a knife and threatening her. |
| "She gave him the keys and he left, stealing her car and wheelchairs." | "She gave him the keys and he left, stealing her car and wheelchairs." |
| The Astra was involved in a pursuit with police in the Retford area, before being discovered abandoned in Church Warsop at 0615 GMT. | The Astra was involved in a pursuit with police in the Retford area, before being discovered abandoned in Church Warsop at 0615 GMT. |
| The wheelchairs are described as one general use chair and one blue Zephyr sport chair. | The wheelchairs are described as one general use chair and one blue Zephyr sport chair. |
| Police said the woman has been left without a chair and is unable to get around. | Police said the woman has been left without a chair and is unable to get around. |