A female jogger was left with burns to her neck after being struck by a firework which was thrown from a moving car by a laughing yob.
Charlotte Wilde , 41, says she is too scared to go jogging alone again after being hit by the firework and pelted with an egg on Bonfire Night.
She had been running along a street in Kidderminster, Worcs., when she felt something hit her neck before being surrounded by sparks.
Charlotte then heard a “really loud bang” before feeling a pain in her neck as the attackers drove away laughing.
Charlotte, of Hartlebury, Worcs., who has been left scarred following the terrifying incident, said: “I had been on my way to pick up my daughter from dancing.
“I was running and then I felt something hit my neck.
“I batted it down – whatever it was – and then there were sparks and things going on around my feet.
“Then there was a really loud bang and I just felt really cold. I looked down and I was covered in egg.
“I didn’t know what was going on. I didn’t know what had happened,
“I turned around to see if anyone could help me and I noticed the car and somebody hanging out the window laughing, there was no one else.
“They thought it was hilarious.
“I’m just really shook up and I kept feeling embarrassed and, like, ‘Why me?’ I know it’s a random attack, but I just feel really sad.”
West Mercia Police have been informed of the attack at 7:45pm on Franche Road, where a police campaign earlier in the year called ‘JogOn’ had hoped to stop abuse of female joggers.
She added: “I don’t think I’ll come jogging out here again.
“I thought I would be totally safe as the road is well lit and I had high-vis on.
“I run in the week with a group on Wednesday called Run Social, which is just a lovely women’s group, and I’ve been running with them for a couple of months now.
“I messaged them last night and I said: ‘This is why I don’t run on my own’ and they’ve been just so supportive and they really, they’re 100% behind my back.
“They want me to come back up running with them and everybody’s been messaging me, saying, ‘If you ever don’t want to run on your own, we’ll come with you’.
“Everybody’s been really lovely.”
A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: “We can confirm we have received reports that a woman was injured on Franche Road in Kidderminster (Thursday, November 5) after a firework was thrown from a car.
“The woman was jogging, at around 7.30pm opposite Deerhurst Nursery, when the firework and an egg were thrown from an SUV-type vehicle that was described as light brown or gold in colour.
“The victim sustained injuries to her neck.
“The incident is being investigated as an assault and enquiries are ongoing.
“Anyone with information, dashcam, doorbell or CCTV footage to support with the investigation is urged to contact by calling 101.”
