{"id":8905,"date":"2016-02-16T14:52:57","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T14:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=8905"},"modified":"2016-02-16T14:52:57","modified_gmt":"2016-02-16T14:52:57","slug":"neighbour-comes-to-aid-of-ely-woman-assaulted-over-gumtree-purchase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/02\/16\/neighbour-comes-to-aid-of-ely-woman-assaulted-over-gumtree-purchase\/","title":{"rendered":"Neighbour comes to aid of Ely woman assaulted over Gumtree purchase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AN Ely man has come to the aid of a neighbour who was assaulted in her home when she tried to buy a washing machine via Gumtree.<br \/>\nJonathan Swan, 28, provided and installed a washing machine to his neighbour free of charge after reading her story on social media.<br \/>\nAn Ely resdient\u00a0had money taken from her home after agreeing to buy a washing machine advertised on internet marketplace Gumtree.<br \/>\nTwo men driving a large white van delivered the appliance to her Spinney Close house this weekend.<br \/>\nThe item was in poor condition and didn\u2019t work, but her money was taken from her by force before she had a chance to inspect the machine.<br \/>\nJonathan published his offer of his spare machine on the South Wales Police Facebook page and was contacted by them shortly after.<br \/>\n\u201cWhen I finished work last night I installed the machine for her free of charge. I was brought up in Ely and I am passionate about helping people here,\u201d Jonathan said.<br \/>\n\u201cI have also been contacted by another single mother of five children who hasn\u2019t got a washing machine and I\u2019ll be installing one for her free of charge too. I appreciate there are people in Ely who are less fortunate and I was raised to help people who need it.\u201d<br \/>\nThis is isn\u2019t the first time Gumtree has been involved in a crime committed in Ely. Amber-Leigh Devine, 23, faced a similar situation just three months ago.<br \/>\n\u201cIt was the same story as Hayley. I bought a tumble dryer from Gumtree and I thought they were being kind by offering to deliver it free of charge. I asked one of the guys if I could plug it in to check it worked and then he pushed me aggressively into a corner and took my money,\u201d Amber said.<br \/>\n\u201cI reported it to the police and had photos that I had print screened of the Gumtree advert and the number they used to reach me. I was so shook up but the police told me that they couldn\u2019t do anything about it.\u201d<br \/>\nChief Inspector Joe Jones, speaking after the incident this weekend, said: \u201cThis was a frightening assault on an innocent female who was responding to an online advertisement in good faith.<br \/>\n\u201cWe are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident or noticed a white van in the Ely area acting suspiciously or has experience a similar incident to come forward. I urge anyone responding to classified website ads, to do so safely.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Anyone with information is asked to contact South Wales Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting number 150050956.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AN Ely man has come to the aid of a neighbour who was assaulted in her home when she tried to buy a washing machine via Gumtree. Jonathan Swan, 28, provided and installed a washing machine to his neighbour free of charge after reading her story on social media. An Ely resdient\u00a0had money taken from her home after agreeing to buy a washing machine advertised on internet marketplace Gumtree. 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