Wonder bra that stopped a bullet

Gary H · October 8, 2005, 11:26 PM

London: Gun Battle between gangs??? How do they do that without guns?

By Nicole Martin
(Filed: 08/10/2005)

An accountant whose bra saved her life when she was shot in the chest described yesterday how she looked down at the blood on her clothes and thought she was going to die.

Helen Kelly, 24, was outside an exhibition centre in the City of London in the early hours of the morning when a gun battle broke out between rival gangs who had attended the Urban Music Awards ceremony.

One of the 18 bullets fired
She collapsed to the ground after being struck in the crossfire, but escaped serious injury because the bullet hit the underwire of her bra and was deflected away from her chest and through her right breast.

She recalled yesterday how she and a friend, who had also attended the event last November at the Barbican Centre, started to run to safety after hearing gunshots.

"I did not really believe they were gunshots but I suddenly saw my friend running. I started to follow her and it was not until we got to the other side of a wall that I realised I had been hit," said Miss Kelly.

"I didn't think I had been shot. I thought I had been hit by a ricochet, a bit of wood or something. It didn't hurt very much. We carried on running and a girl in front of us was shouting, 'She's been shot'.

"That's when I realised I might have been shot. There was a lot of blood on my stomach, but I didn't know where it was coming from. I could see where the bullet had gone in but not where it came out."

Miss Kelly, in an interview with the London Evening Standard, added: "Then things started going through my mind. I sat down and thought, 'Well, this is it. I have done all my washing so my mum won't have to go through all my dirty clothes when I'm dead.' "

Miss Kelly, who was taken to the Royal London Hospital to have the bullet removed, recalled the incident as the gunman, Linton Ambursley, 29, of Lewisham, south London, was jailed for 12 years. He pleaded guilty to wounding with intent and firearms charges. His accomplice, Tyrone Headley, 28, of New Cross, south London, was jailed for two years after admitting assisting an offender.

The jury heard that Ambursley accidentally shot Miss Kelly as he exchanged fire with a gang he had argued with in the VIP area of the ceremony. Ambursley left the scene, but was stopped by police because Headley had forgotten to turn on the lights of the car he was driving.

Ben Gumpert, prosecuting, told the court that Miss Kelly had been left emotionally scarred by the event.

"She speaks of her fear while she was having hospital treatment and she speaks of her emotional instability," he said. "She is more aware of people in the street and has a feeling of unsafeness. Ordinary things make her feel angry and frustrated."

Sentencing Ambursley, Judge Richard Hone, QC, said: "You did in fact go out with a gun and a magazine with at least four bullets in it to the Barbican Centre, contemplating that there might be trouble which required the use of that gun.

"These were reckless actions which left your victim with a bullet in her chest which required surgery. She was entirely innocent of anything. This was truly terrifying to members of the public. It is only through great good fortune that it didn't result in a murder charge."

Speaking outside court, Det Chief Insp Robert Wishart said: "These two gangs displayed utter disregard for the safety of the public and themselves.

"They came up to the City of London carrying firearms with the obvious intention to cause harm to each other. It is miraculous that no other people were hurt."

http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/mai.../08/nbra08.xml

BobK · October 9, 2005, 12:25 AM

Gosh, maybe I better start wearing a bra!

Seriourly, I'm glad it wasn't worse.

Shorts · October 9, 2005, 01:46 AM

I don't know, underwire bras are extremely uncomfortable, you'd be better off shot. There are better "performing" bras if you use them for intended purposes. But I must say, the other 'supportive' bras sure won't deflect a bullet like that!

Pietro Beretta · October 9, 2005, 02:52 AM

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London: Gun Battle between gangs??? How do they do that without guns?

so much for gun control...

Rob96 · October 9, 2005, 03:30 AM

Imelda Marcos, former Phillippine president Ferdinand Marcos's wife, had a bra made out of kevlar. She thought her boobs were that great, they needed protection.

dr.magnum · October 9, 2005, 07:13 AM

I'm not sure I understand, could we get some pictures to help me out?

N.H. Yankee · October 9, 2005, 08:07 AM

Maybe she is wonder woman?

jsp98m3 · October 9, 2005, 08:18 AM

I'll be first again.

A deflection would never have happened with a 1911.

HS · October 9, 2005, 09:57 PM

On a similar note a few years back on COPS there was
a 300+ pound guy (bystander) that got shot in the gut with a .38.

He had SO MUCH FAT around his middle that the projectile couldn't
PENETRATE the layer of blubber deep enuff to hit anything !

His OBEISITY saved his life !!!

PS - He could used a BP bra as well, talk about man jugz LOL

Ingram · October 9, 2005, 10:13 PM

I too need pictures of the boobs so great as to need kevlar protection.

wayneinFL · October 9, 2005, 10:31 PM

Anyone see the irony in a gov't that deprives honest people of firearms and self-defense, then gives a thug who shoots someone in the chest in anger a 12 year sentence? Especially ironic considering he'll likely not even finish the 12 years.

**pax** · October 9, 2005, 10:36 PM

I'm with Shorts.

pax

Isn't it cool that men can always be distracted by the unexpected sighting of a boob? It's the only thing that's kept them from completely destroying the world. – "Bev" on the web

October 8, 2005, 11:26 PM	#1
Gary H Senior Member Join Date: April 26, 2000 Location: California Posts: 2,259	Wonder bra that stopped a bullet London: Gun Battle between gangs??? How do they do that without guns? By Nicole Martin (Filed: 08/10/2005) An accountant whose bra saved her life when she was shot in the chest described yesterday how she looked down at the blood on her clothes and thought she was going to die. Helen Kelly, 24, was outside an exhibition centre in the City of London in the early hours of the morning when a gun battle broke out between rival gangs who had attended the Urban Music Awards ceremony. One of the 18 bullets fired She collapsed to the ground after being struck in the crossfire, but escaped serious injury because the bullet hit the underwire of her bra and was deflected away from her chest and through her right breast. She recalled yesterday how she and a friend, who had also attended the event last November at the Barbican Centre, started to run to safety after hearing gunshots. "I did not really believe they were gunshots but I suddenly saw my friend running. I started to follow her and it was not until we got to the other side of a wall that I realised I had been hit," said Miss Kelly. "I didn't think I had been shot. I thought I had been hit by a ricochet, a bit of wood or something. It didn't hurt very much. We carried on running and a girl in front of us was shouting, 'She's been shot'. "That's when I realised I might have been shot. There was a lot of blood on my stomach, but I didn't know where it was coming from. I could see where the bullet had gone in but not where it came out." Miss Kelly, in an interview with the London Evening Standard, added: "Then things started going through my mind. I sat down and thought, 'Well, this is it. I have done all my washing so my mum won't have to go through all my dirty clothes when I'm dead.' " Miss Kelly, who was taken to the Royal London Hospital to have the bullet removed, recalled the incident as the gunman, Linton Ambursley, 29, of Lewisham, south London, was jailed for 12 years. He pleaded guilty to wounding with intent and firearms charges. His accomplice, Tyrone Headley, 28, of New Cross, south London, was jailed for two years after admitting assisting an offender. The jury heard that Ambursley accidentally shot Miss Kelly as he exchanged fire with a gang he had argued with in the VIP area of the ceremony. Ambursley left the scene, but was stopped by police because Headley had forgotten to turn on the lights of the car he was driving. Ben Gumpert, prosecuting, told the court that Miss Kelly had been left emotionally scarred by the event. "She speaks of her fear while she was having hospital treatment and she speaks of her emotional instability," he said. "She is more aware of people in the street and has a feeling of unsafeness. Ordinary things make her feel angry and frustrated." Sentencing Ambursley, Judge Richard Hone, QC, said: "You did in fact go out with a gun and a magazine with at least four bullets in it to the Barbican Centre, contemplating that there might be trouble which required the use of that gun. "These were reckless actions which left your victim with a bullet in her chest which required surgery. She was entirely innocent of anything. This was truly terrifying to members of the public. It is only through great good fortune that it didn't result in a murder charge." Speaking outside court, Det Chief Insp Robert Wishart said: "These two gangs displayed utter disregard for the safety of the public and themselves. "They came up to the City of London carrying firearms with the obvious intention to cause harm to each other. It is miraculous that no other people were hurt." http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/mai.../08/nbra08.xml

October 9, 2005, 01:46 AM	#3
Shorts Senior Member Join Date: November 21, 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 1,482	I don't know, underwire bras are extremely uncomfortable, you'd be better off shot. There are better "performing" bras if you use them for intended purposes. But I must say, the other 'supportive' bras sure won't deflect a bullet like that! __________________ Don't Mess with Texas Women Monica Kuehn Leather

October 9, 2005, 07:13 AM	#6
dr.magnum Senior Member Join Date: December 15, 2004 Location: S.W. Missouri Posts: 359	I'm not sure I understand, could we get some pictures to help me out? __________________ There are only two tools you really need: WD-40 and duct tape. If it doesn't move and should, use WD-40 If it moves and it shouldn't, use duct tape.

October 9, 2005, 08:07 AM	#7
N.H. Yankee Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2004 Location: Rural N.H. Posts: 1,214	Maybe she is wonder woman? __________________ The real danger to America is not abroad but within.. Having an open mind is a good thing, but not so open that your brains fall out! Save America, abort liberalism.

October 9, 2005, 09:57 PM	#9
HS Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 1998 Location: Brisbane.....Australia Posts: 1,258	Bulletproof (not resistant) FAT On a similar note a few years back on COPS there was a 300+ pound guy (bystander) that got shot in the gut with a .38. He had SO MUCH FAT around his middle that the projectile couldn't PENETRATE the layer of blubber deep enuff to hit anything ! His OBEISITY saved his life !!! PS - He could used a BP bra as well, talk about man jugz LOL __________________ *Some* people are like Slinkies ... Not really good for anything...... But they still bring a smile to your face when you *push* them down a flight of stairs. *Unfortunately* everyone has an opinion [q] ME [/q] "The Gun from Down Under !" Gordon Cross Brisbane Australia ge_cross@hotmail.com ICQ # 68806935

October 9, 2005, 12:25 AM	#2
BobK Senior Member Join Date: June 19, 2005 Posts: 838	Gosh, maybe I better start wearing a bra! Seriourly, I'm glad it wasn't worse.

October 9, 2005, 03:30 AM	#5
Rob96 Senior Member Join Date: August 31, 1999 Location: Allentown,PA Posts: 1,700	Imelda Marcos, former Phillippine president Ferdinand Marcos's wife, had a bra made out of kevlar. She thought her boobs were that great, they needed protection.

October 9, 2005, 08:18 AM	#8
jsp98m3 Senior Member Join Date: September 17, 2005 Posts: 205	I'll be first again. A deflection would never have happened with a 1911.

October 9, 2005, 10:13 PM	#10
Ingram Senior Member Join Date: August 13, 2005 Posts: 121	I too need pictures of the boobs so great as to need kevlar protection.

October 9, 2005, 10:31 PM	#11
wayneinFL Senior Member Join Date: December 18, 2004 Posts: 1,043	Anyone see the irony in a gov't that deprives honest people of firearms and self-defense, then gives a thug who shoots someone in the chest in anger a 12 year sentence? Especially ironic considering he'll likely not even finish the 12 years.

October 9, 2005, 10:36 PM	#12
pax Staff Join Date: May 16, 2000 Location: Washington state Posts: 4,626	I'm with Shorts. pax Isn't it cool that men can always be distracted by the unexpected sighting of a boob? It's the only thing that's kept them from completely destroying the world. – "Bev" on the web