Cherie Hodge

Cherie Hodge, who has lived and worked in Benidorm for more than six years, was brutally attacked around midnight on Sunday, December 30.
The attack took place inside Rinconada Real urbanisation, on Avenida Juan Fuster Zaragoza in the Rincón de Loix area.
Mrs Hodge, who had just finished work, took a taxi home which dropped her off outside the entrance to the urbanisation.
As she walked through the gates of the estate and down towards her front door, her attacker was waiting for her round a dark corner; he hit her on the back of the head with a blunt object, making her fall to the ground.
As she fell, the mugger cut her handbag strap and ran off with it, taking her keys, mobile phone and the daily takings from the bar she owns.
Cherie had carrier bags in her hand which meant she couldn’t break her fall, resulting in the loss of her two front teeth.
Even though she was badly bruised and covered in blood, Cherie tried to run after her attacker, but he managed to get away.