{"id":167348,"date":"2022-11-25T14:15:42","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T14:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=167348"},"modified":"2022-11-25T14:15:42","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T14:15:42","slug":"woman-who-snapped-knifeman-that-helped-snare-him-tells-of-ordeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/woman-who-snapped-knifeman-that-helped-snare-him-tells-of-ordeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman who snapped knifeman that helped snare him tells of ordeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Schoolgirl&#8217;s snap that snared attacker: Woman, 19, who fought off knifeman then used her mobile to take snap that cops used to catch him tells of ordeal as she wins bravery award four years later<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alexandra Muresan was 15 when she was attacked by Nathan Rawson in 2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He grabbed her and showed a knife, forcing her to walk in the woods with him<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>She instinctively\u00a0fought back and grabbed the knife off him but cut herself\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Rawson was jailed for 13 years after Alexandra managed to take photos of him\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A schoolgirl who fought off a knife-wielding sex attacker and used her phone to take a picture which police used to snare him has spoken out after winning a bravery award four years after the horror took place.<\/p>\n<p>Alexandra Muresan was just 15 when she was attacked by Nathan Rawson as she walked to school in Leeds, West Yorkshire in February 2019.<\/p>\n<p>He was brought to justice with the help of the pictures taken by Alexandra, who feared she would be &#8216;killed or raped&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The images of him standing in a field on a cold winter morning were circulated by West Yorkshire Police as part of an appeal and ultimately led to his arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Alexandra, now 19, was awarded a bravery award from the police for her actions, which led to Rawson being jailed for 13 years.<\/p>\n<p>And the courageous teenager says that while she was a &#8216;little bit scared&#8217; to go out alone after the incident, it has actually now &#8216;boosted her confidence&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Recalling the horror incident, she said: &#8216;When he came towards me, I saw the handle of his knife and I just grabbed it and started pulling.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/11\/25\/13\/64934833-11469181-image-a-1_1669381417423.jpg\" height=\"958\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Alexandra Muresan managed to take a photo of her attacker Nathan Rawson (pictured) which helped police catch him<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/11\/25\/13\/64934835-11469181-image-a-2_1669381445882.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Alexandra (pictured), now 19, was awarded a bravery award from the police for her actions, which led to Rawson being jailed for 13 years<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/11\/25\/13\/64934839-11469181-image-a-4_1669381497677.jpg\" height=\"845\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Photos she took helped cops identify Rawson, who was given an extended sentence of 13 years and eight months at Leeds Crown Court last May<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There was just so much adrenaline &#8211; my whole body was shaking. I don&#8217;t know why &#8211; it&#8217;s what came to mind straight away and I just did it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I did rugby for two years, so I managed to get it off him eventually.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Photos she took helped cops identify Rawson, who was given an extended sentence of 13 years and eight months at Leeds Crown Court last May.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, the court heard\u00a0 Rawson targeted the girl as she walked across fields near to Torre Close, Burmantofts, on February 15, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The victim was listening to music on her headphones when he walked up to her and grabbed her by the waist. He then showed the girl a knife and ordered her to go with him.<\/p>\n<p>Rawson forced her to go into bushes with him then pushed her shoulders downwards.<\/p>\n<p>Fearing she was going to be killed, the girl grabbed hold of the knife when she saw the handle of the blade sticking out of his clothing.<\/p>\n<p>There was a struggle and the teenager cut her hand on the weapon but managed to take it from him and ran.<\/p>\n<p>He plead guilty to kidnapping, wounding, possession of an offensive weapon and two unrelated counts of burglary.<\/p>\n<p>Alexandra added: &#8216;I don&#8217;t even know how to describe how I felt after it happened.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/11\/25\/13\/64934831-11469181-image-a-3_1669381477772.jpg\" height=\"806\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rawson (pictured) had grabbed Alexandra by her waist, showed her a knife and forced her to walk with him into a woodland area<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s not really something you experience every day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;My mum and dad were obviously really worried about me, but they did everything they could to help.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They wanted to take me to therapy, but I&#8217;m not the kind of person to talk a lot and go to therapy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;At first, I was a little bit scared to go out by myself, but at the same time, as I grew older, it kind of boosted my confidence.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Alexandra has now been awarded an award by West Yorkshire Police in the Leeds District Awards for her bravery in the terrifying attack.<\/p>\n<p>She said: &#8216;It was a nice night &#8211; but it was nerve-wracking, because you had to go onstage and collect your award in front of everyone.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Her certificate read: &#8216;In recognition of your brave actions on 15th February 2019 when confronted by a male who attempted to abduct you at knifepoint.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You managed to disarm the man despite sustaining a knife wound and obtained images of him on your phone which led to the swift apprehension of the offender.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11469181\/Woman-fought-knifeman-took-photo-helped-snare-tells-ordeal.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schoolgirl&#8217;s snap that snared attacker: Woman, 19,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":167347,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23056],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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