This is such a muggers’ paradise (From York Press)

This is such a muggers’ paradise

9:48am Wednesday 5th September 2012 in Letters By Reader's letter

I REFER to the article in The Press on September 1 – “Man found with head injuries near bridge”, where a man was found with serious head injuries and a fractured eye socket.

After a fantastic evening at the Mystery Plays, I walked back over Lendal Bridge and down the steps, under the bridge into North Street.

It was extremely difficult to see the steps as it was pitch black and I tripped at the bottom. It had been raining earlier in the evening and it was slippery.

Fortunately, I managed to keep upright but anyone perhaps not as agile could have been seriously hurt. It felt very eerie without lighting and even though I was not alone I felt very vulnerable. It is the perfect place for muggings and assaults.

Hilary Mennell (Briz), Chestnut Avenue, York.