A MOTORIST has told of her terror as she tried to fight off a carjacker who robbed her BMW.
Elaine Roscoe, 54, had only stopped outside her Moston home for a matter of seconds before she was 'wrestling' with a thug over her car key.
Offenders targeted her seven-monthold BMW M235i and swooped as Elaine picked up her belongings from the front passenger seat.
She told the M.E.N: "You see it in the news, all over social media, but when it happens to you it's surreal.
"You see it happening to other people and you think 'I would do this or that, but you react how you react.
“It's horrible. It's shocked me, it's angered me. I think it's every emotion you can think of.
"You don't come home and think 'who will carjack me?" After enjoying some time off over Christmas, Elaine returned to work as an accounts assistant in Rochdale last Wednesday.
Continue reading your story on the app
Continue reading your story in the newspaper
'I moved to city for man I met online and he was evil'
EX-WIFE WAIVES ANONYMITY TO TELL HOW SHE HAS RECOVERED FROM 'LIVING HELL'
My son will never walk or talk and may die young
MUM’S HEARTBREAK FOR MYLES WHO WAS BORN WITH RARE INCURABLE DISEASE
Top Gun always knew Blues would come back
ILKAY Gundogan admits the odds were against City when they fell 2-0 behind to Aston Villa but says his side always believed they could come back and win the Premier League title.
Title chances are still good insists Vilas despite loss
LANCS FALL TO INNINGS DEFEAT AT HANDS OF ESSEX
Windfall tax not off the table despite opposition
THE Government has not ruled out imposing a windfall tax on energy companies despite strong opposition from several ministers.
Fate of Ukraine in balance, says president
RUSSIA pressed its offensive in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said the outcome of the gruelling conflict would determine whether his country's fate lay with the West or under Moscow's domination.
Spirit of Hacienda returns
A NIGHT OF TWO HALVES AS REVELLERS PARTY IN CAR PARK TO MARK CLUB'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY
Fans over the Blue moon
RELIEVED SUPPORTERS CELEBRATE CITY'S COMEBACK WITH OPEN-TOP BUS PARADE AROUND CITY PLANNED FOR TODAY
From growing up in care to becoming city's Lord Mayor
COUNCILLOR SAYS SHE WOULD NEVER HAVE DREAMED SOMEONE LIKE HER WOULD BE ELECTED TO THE ROLE
Joe's treble seals Devils' double
JOE Burgess scored a hat-trick as Salford Red Devils completed a Super League double over Castleford Tigers with victory at the AJ Bell Stadium.
WHO YOU LOVE DOESN'T NEED A LABEL
My journey to accepting myself *exactly* as I am.
Sartorial Utility Vehicle
Highs: Red-carpet-level glamour inside, smooth and silent ride, pin-you-to-the-seat acceleration. Lows: All that grille with nowhere to go, funky-shaped steering wheel.
Great Aspirations
The Acura MDX Type S's turbocharged 355-hp V-6 makes it a contender in the luxury crossover segment.
Challenging the Establishment
GENESIS'S NEW LUXURY COMPACT CROSSOVER, THE GV70, MADE A BOLD ENTRANCE. NOW IT FACES OFF AGAINST SEGMENT LEADERS FROM BMW AND LEXUS.
All the Feels
Some people experience emotions more intensely than others. Ringing true for you? We'll show you how to make it a superpower.
Wide Open Spaces
A free-flowing floor plan and velvety finishes turned this 19th-century carriage house into a home.
Would a Russian Gas Ban Crush German Industry?
As pressure builds for an embargo, business warns of a disaster
Peak 911
Porsche's most elemental 911 traces its ancestry back to the 1973 911 Carrera RS. But how does a modern manufacturer keep the racing essence and still satisfy the suits in Brussels? Cue the latest GT3: feral but with manners
Stepping Up On EV Growth
The South African electric vehicle (EV) landscape is set to accelerate in 2022 with a slew of new models. But with all its power and load-shedding issues, is South Africa ready?
JACKASS PREPARED ME FOR WRESTLING!
The daredevil definitely has what it takes to become a WWE champion