Taiwan English News
Date: December 17, 2018 
By: Phillip Charlier

Passersby Rescue Woman grabbed by man in Sanchong District

Four men who witnessed a man grab a woman in Sanchong District, New Taipei City, went to her assistance and suppressed the man until police arrived, Friday evening, December 14.

At around 11:00pm, Ms Chiang, 20, had finished work at a hairdressing salon and was walking home on Zhengbei Road when a stranger approached her and put his arm around her shoulders. Chiang resisted and the man grabbed her in a headlock. Chiang managed to separate herself twice, but the man repeatedly chased her and grabbed her in a headlock again.

Video footage of the incident shows a man stumbling across the scuffling pair and taking out his cellphone to call the police. Then a group of four men approach from the road and tried to reason with the man to let the woman go.

After the man refused to desist, one man grabbed the attacker from behind and forced him to let go of the woman.    [FULL  STORY]