Moment thieves mow down innocent woman trying to stop them after they targeted her business

By FRANCINE WOLFISZ, NEWS REPORTER Published: 10:37, 1 May 2026 | Updated: 10:42, 1 May 2026 An innocent woman was callously knocked to the ground by robbers as they sped away in their van moments after targeting her business. Shocking footage shows the moment Rebecca Davies left her own car and tried to stop a large white vehicle being driven by the thieves before they heartlessly ploughed into her.  She has been left feeling her life was 'dismissed' in the hit-and-run incident, which happened in Oswestry, Shropshire, on Monday. The 33-year-old, who runs a house clearance business, said she had been trying to confront the men after a neighbour reported seeing them stealing items from her premises minutes earlier. Her partner, Dan Brown, was also injured after the pair attempted to chase the van, which had foreign number plates. West Mercia Police confirmed they are investigating.  She said: 'How anyone can dismiss someone's life for the sake of stealing is beyond me. I wasn't seriously injured, just bruises and scratches on me.  'Dan had a black eye and had a headache, but nothing major. Footage shows the robbers driving a large white van before ploughing into Rebecca Davies Moments earlier, the business owner had attempted to confront the men after being alerted by a neighbour that they had taken items from her premises Rebecca Davies, with her partner Dan Brown, said she had been left feeling her life was 'dismissed' in the hit-and-run incident, which happened in Oswestry, Shropshire, on Monday 'They had left our business premises after being seen taking things by a neighbour who rang me. We then caught up with them near another business which has also been targeted previously. 'But the men in the van didn't want to be caught so drove into both of us.  'I am a victim of a hit and run. This wasn't just stealing. 'I have an honest life, my meaning in life is my family and my business. Why did I deserve this?' A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: 'We received a report on Monday of a robbery at a business on Maesbury Road in Oswestry. An investigation is ongoing.' The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.