Knife-wielding clown tried to snatch my three-month-old baby, terrified mum-of-six claims
A MUM of six says a knife-wielding clown tried to snatch her three-month-old baby.
Leah Newton claims the terrifying incident took place as she was loading her children into her car.
Leah, 32, says she was confronted by a man wearing a clown’s mask as she left a birthday party at The Top Club in Huddersfield, West Yorks, at around 11pm on Friday.
She says the kidnap bid was only thwarted when the alleged kidnapper couldn’t get the child’s baby seat out of her car.
Leah is mum to 12-year-old daughters Shannique and Shannise, ten-year-old Leashaun, eight-year-old son Demani, two-year-old son Jahzier and three-month-old daughter Destini.
She had put three of her kids in her car and was coming back out with the other three when she spotted the clown coming towards her wielding a knife.
Terrified, she shouted at her children to lock the car door and ran back to the club to try to summon help.
In the ensuing panic she fell, causing serious bruising.
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Leah said: “Shannique was trying to tell me something when we were leaving the club and was then screaming.
“She had seen the clown with the knife coming towards me.
“When we went back outside Shannise was hysterical and said the clown had opened the car door and was ragging the baby seat, trying to pull it out of the car but could not get it out.
“There were three dressed as clowns and another one jumped on the bonnet.”
Police confirmed that they are investigating the attack.
People wear the scary outfits and masks to deliberately frighten others and have caused chaos and fear throughout Britain as they continue to terrorise.
Cops have investigated scores incidents across the country and have warned that people could be arrested if they celebrate Halloween by dressing up like a killer clown.
On Wednesday afternoon officers flocked to an Essex school after online threats claimed 20 killer clowns armed with knives were heading there.
Two 10-year-olds, who were approached by clowns carrying "weapons" as they played in separate parks are now afraid of leaving the house.
Drivers in Manchester were startled to see two clowns running at their cars on Sunday, and a mum-of-two was left with terrified children after one jumped on her car.
The Sun revealed last week that the teenage son of an England football star has been suspended from his private school for making “killer clown” threats to other kids.
The lad was ringleader in a sick social media stunt that caused eight schools to be evacuated. Police were called in.
Jobless 18-year-old, Connor Jones, was one of the first to be charged and punished as the unusual craze grips the UK.
He was fined £90 and received a public order offence on his criminal record.
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