A church groundskeeper was left overwhelmed and baffled after being robbed in broad daylight outdoors of Truevine Missionary Baptist Church in Cellular, Alabama, on Thursday afternoon.
Whereas the id of the sufferer has not been publicly disclosed, Pastor Sandy McQueen recounted the ordeal to Fox 10.
“I received a name from upkeep grounds personnel right here stating that he had simply been robbed and to come back and I instantly got here this fashion,” McQueen mentioned. “He was beat up fairly dangerous. They had been punching him like they had been punching a punching bag…unhappy.”
Truevine Missionary Baptist Church was based in 1883, and McQueen was not too long ago described by a native networking group as “a pillar of assist for his group.”
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The sufferer mentioned that two males approached him outdoors the church at roughly 4 p.m. The sufferer then mentioned that he was punched within the face and wrestled to the bottom.
The assailants took a $100 invoice from the sufferer’s pockets earlier than throwing the pockets again at him and fleeing.
Though he was bloodied, the sufferer mentioned that he’s alright.
McQueen mentioned the sufferer has been working for the church for a number of months and that nothing like this has ever occurred earlier than. He characterised the sufferer as a person who was simply attempting to make “an sincere day’s residing” and indicated that the person is a senior citizen.
“It simply breaks my coronary heart to see our younger people who find themselves simply uncontrolled,” he mentioned. “Life is vital and I’d relatively see another person do these yards or have a safety individual in place.”
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Police don’t but have any suspects within the case, however investigators are reviewing church safety footage for leads. McQueen mentioned that in gentle of the incident, he’s contemplating how you can improve the church’s safety measures.
