Dog walker’s sarcastic reply helped her escape knife-wielding attacker

Mark Philip Pelling has been jailed for two years and nine months (Picture: North Yorkshire Police)A dog walker’s sarcasm saved her from being robbed by a knife-wielding man who demanded she hand over her poo bags.
Mark Philip Pelling, 33, approached the woman just after 6am in New Bridge, Whitby, in January 2022 before pulling out a large butcher knife.
He threatened the woman, saying he would stab her dog if she did not hand over her small bag she had around her waist.
Realising the bag