As he tried to hold him, the burglar punched him in the face. The others then returned and one hit Simon in the back of the head before all four began punching and kicking him. It was only when neighbors heard the commotion and came outside that the burglars stopped the attack and fled in a black Audi A3, Poppy said. Poppy told how the burglars managed to get away with some possessions but her father had stopped them before they could take more. He said all the men were believed to be in their late teens to mid-20s. They were wearing tops that covered most of their faces, but her father had managed to take down the car’s registration number, which he gave to police. He was left with some scars on his face and bruised ribs that were so painful he had trouble sleeping after the attack, he said, but thankfully his injuries were not more serious. Simon Wright, who attacked when he tried to stop a group of men breaking into a stranger’s home in Burncross, Sheffield, and his daughter Poppy Wright “He just went in blind and did what he thought someone would do,” Poppy said. “At the time, I was very upset because he is my dad and he could have died if they brought knives or guns. But I’m really proud of him and I think what he’s done shows the type of man he is. “The people who lived there couldn’t have been more grateful for what he did. To the scum who did this, I hope you get caught and thrown in jail. There have been quite a few break-ins in the S35 area recently, so I We want the people there to know what’s going on.” The break-in happened last Tuesday, Oct. 25, and Poppy said the victims don’t want the street named. Anyone with information is asked to call South Yorkshire Police on 101. Poppy Wright said the burglars fled in a black Audi A3 after breaking into a house in Burncross, Sheffield, and attacked her father, Simon Wright, when he tried to stop them on Tuesday, October 25.
