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CATFORD: Elderly dancer reveals crow attack horror

9:36am Wednesday 9th June 2010 in News By Mark Chandler

Edna Lunt said: "It was like a horror movie" Edna Lunt said: "It was like a horror movie"

AN ELDERLY dancer is the latest person who has fallen victim to an horrific crow attack.

Last month, News Shopper revealed how blonde joggers in an Eltham Park were being terrorised by a crow.

Now 75-year-old great-grandmother Edna Lunt, of Nelgarde Road, Catford, has revealed how she was recently attacked by a bloodthirsty bird in her own garden.

She said: “I pulled my sunchair towards the light. As I sat down on it, it tipped up backwards.

“While my legs were up in the air this crow came down and started dive-bombing me and making screeching noises.

“It was like a horror movie.

“I got up and started running. I shouted ‘It’s after me,’ and then I fell in the flower bed.”

Edna Lunt said: "I was relieved I hadn't lost my beans"

Mrs Lunt, a keen dancer and former actress, sprained her ankle but managed to limp back inside her house to escape.

She said: “Scared would be an understatement. I had to pour myself a brandy.

“It was determined to have a peck at me and it wouldn’t go away.

“After I went inside, it flew on the roof and just stayed there, waiting.”

Mrs Lunt admits the attack made her doubt her own sanity.

She said: “I was relieved when I saw the News Shopper story and realised I hadn’t lost my beans.” Edna Lunt's injuries

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News Shopper has also received reports of a crow targeting staff at a car park beside Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich.

One victim, blonde hospital ward clerk Irene Wade, was divebombed and even pursued into the hospital building.

She said: “It was emitting an awful croaking noise and seemed to be doing it more as it followed me. I was scared stiff.”

Comments(21)

Erastus says...
9:53am Wed 9 Jun 10

Perhaps the crow thought it had spotted its nest ...

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Lukeyboy says...
9:57am Wed 9 Jun 10

In the words of Dizzee Rascal - bonkers.

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Erastus says...
9:59am Wed 9 Jun 10

Perhaps it wasn't a crow after all but a magpie attracted to all the jewellery the lady has adorned herself in.
It all sounds a bit cuckoo to me.

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Erastus says...
10:01am Wed 9 Jun 10

Either that or it was an attack by that very rare species, the lesser spotted muff diver. Its very rarely seen in those sorts of parts.

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City - Square Mile says...
10:30am Wed 9 Jun 10

The top picture looks a little like Marlilyn Monroe doing an Al Jolson impression!

Her hand look massive!!

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Erastus says...
10:39am Wed 9 Jun 10

Indeed, City. I've heard you prefer women with small hands.

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Locked and Loaded says...
11:36am Wed 9 Jun 10

Stupid old Lunt !

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Tinker Bell says...
1:17pm Wed 9 Jun 10

I don't want to really make light of the situation as I am sure it must have been scarey (bloodthirsty Crows) ..... but come on......... was the photographer having a laugh when he got her to pose for those pictures...... I wonder how often she relaxes in her garden in her dancing frock and shoes!!!!!!!!

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itsafinelife says...
1:39pm Wed 9 Jun 10

Sorry but thats a bloke look at the size of the hands and feet......

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Citygirl83 says...
2:04pm Wed 9 Jun 10

If she has hurt her ankle she shouldn't be wearing shoes like that, they will only make it worse! RICE it woman!

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It's Me again ! says...
2:12pm Wed 9 Jun 10

Oh I can hear it now, lets cull all crows along with the foxes!

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porkpie says...
2:24pm Wed 9 Jun 10

She a bit of a bird brain getting into a flap about this.

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PengeLiberal says...
4:42pm Wed 9 Jun 10

I wen't to school with this dame when he was still a geezah

He was Edward Blunt of Annerley, he was always coming up with tall tales and attention seeking, even back then

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bizzymum says...
7:04pm Wed 9 Jun 10

Former actress - what was that then? Victor/Victoria more like!

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Excalibur says...
7:20pm Wed 9 Jun 10

This is one of the most bizarre stories ever. Was Mark Chandler abusing narcotics when he wrote this?

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Fizzy says...
12:08am Thu 10 Jun 10

Our local crows do seem less scared when you approach them. And as for that Fox up north London, we had one in our house recently and all I had to do was clear up the 'remains of being a bit scared' as they say. Our local lamp posts are alive(?) with missing moggies. Crows or foxes?

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City - Square Mile says...
7:06am Thu 10 Jun 10

Fizzy - Are this missing moggies blonde?? If so blame it on the crows!!

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Lukeyboy says...
9:13am Thu 10 Jun 10

Rest Ice Compress Elevate!

Citygirl 83...marry me....

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porkpie says...
9:53am Thu 10 Jun 10

Fizzy wrote:
Our local crows do seem less scared when you approach them. And as for that Fox up north London, we had one in our house recently and all I had to do was clear up the 'remains of being a bit scared' as they say. Our local lamp posts are alive(?) with missing moggies. Crows or foxes?
Try the local take food shops.

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porkpie says...
10:42am Thu 10 Jun 10

In my rush I forgot to add away.
So the above should read " Try the local take away food shops.

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Lukeyboy says...
3:52pm Thu 10 Jun 10

silly porky

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