A Facebook message went viral last evening and today after a woman posted about how her friend was approached by a man while she was out jogging yesterday afternoon in Stabanon, Co. Louth.
We’ve blocked the poster’s name for privacy reasons, but the message stated:
“STRANGER DANGER – JOGGERS AND WALKERS BE AWARE
A neighbour, whilst out jogging near Roodstown Castle between N52 and Stabannon was approached by a very suspicious African man in a black compact car this afternoon. He brought his car to a crawl and began to ask her questions in a very uncomfortable way. She ran to the nearest house and he reversed his car towards the castle but stopped to watch her.”
This message has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook and it’s understood that the local Gardai in Ardee, Co. Louth are aware of the incident.
A member of the gardai told The Liberal:
“This lady did the right thing, if anyone approaches you whilst you’re walking or jogging and you feel in any way threatened, run to the nearest property for help, scream, shout or if possible, ring 999. We would strongly urge people to share this information with their friends in an effort to combat any such incident”.
People, in particular women who are out walking and jogging have been asked to share this information on social media to alert their friends of such possibly horrific encounters.