The 35-year-old got more than he bargained for when he grabbed the young martial artist, not pictured (Picture: Google/Kick-Ass)

A would-be attacker was left battered, bruised and embarrassed after picking on the wrong person – a 14-year-old female martial artist.

The schoolgirl was walking home alone through a park near her home when the 35-year-old man came up behind her and grabbed her arms.

He soon realised his mistake when the young teen, who has studied martial arts for several years, broke free from his hold and started raining punches and kicks on him – despite being less than half his age.

Sussex Police arrested the man – described as being ‘very thin’ and around 5ft 7ins – shortly after his attempted assault in Tilgate Park, Crawley and are appealing for any witnesses to the Saturday morning incident to come forward.




‘Although we have made an arrest, we need to speak to anyone who was in Tilgate Park on Saturday morning and saw what happened,’ said Detective Inspector Andy Bennett.

‘We need to find people who may have seen a man acting suspiciously in or around the park on Saturday or on other occasions.’

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