{"id":25319,"date":"2018-11-09T14:00:13","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T14:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=25319"},"modified":"2018-11-09T14:00:13","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T14:00:13","slug":"10000-cash-to-catch-veterans-attackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/10000-cash-to-catch-veterans-attackers\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a310,000 cash to catch veterans&#8217; attackers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_25322\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25322\" class=\"wp-image-25322 size-full\" title=\"Source: Pixabay\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/11\/cover-image-for-\u00a310000-story.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>A Reward of \u00a310,000 has been offered for any information on the attackers of WWII Veteran.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lord Ashcroft, chair of charity <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/crimestoppers-uk.org\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Crimestoppers<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has offered the incentive for any information that could lead to the arrest and conviction of Peter Gouldstone\u2019s attackers. \u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Sun <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">newspaper has announced it will match the reward. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Peter Gouldstone, 98, was attacked and found with head injuries in his home in Enfield. \u00a0Mr Gouldstone worked the phone lines in Italy as a former telephone engineer in World War II. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Police told the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BBC <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">that there was clear evidence of a disturbance at Gouldstone\u2019s property and a number of his possessions had been taken during the attack, including a 26-inch Panasonic television.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Peter Gouldstone, aged 98 is fighting for his life after being attacked and robbed in his own home in Evesham Road <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/N11?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#N11<\/a>.  Pls call 101 quoting CAD 2140\/6Nov, or by tweeting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MetCC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MetCC<\/a> under Operation Name &#39;Burrow&#39; with any information <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1b80XbgwbP\">https:\/\/t.co\/1b80XbgwbP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Tby3XSVawY\">pic.twitter.com\/Tby3XSVawY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/metpoliceuk\/status\/1060167272231325696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gouldstone is still being treated in hospital after the attack and remains in a critical condition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you have any information that could help the investigation you can contact <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Crimestoppers <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">completely anonymously on 0800 555 111 or use their their anonymous <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/crimestoppers-uk.org\/give-information\/forms\/give-information-anonymously\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">online form.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you want to help another way, you can also donate to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Sun <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">newspaper\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/crowdfunding\/HelpingPeterGouldstone\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">crowdfunding appeal <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to help raise money for Gouldstone and his family. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The police investigation continues. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Words: Laureta Doci | Subbing: Harry Lye <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Reward of \u00a310,000 has been offered for any information on the attackers of WWII Veteran. 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