That's some messed up ish there. I am glad the two ladies were able to save themselves. The boss lady is definitely a super hero.
The face of evil is often times that of a friendly looking neighbour not the scarfaced stranger. One has to be really careful especially as a woman at night. A mace, a knife, a truncheon even could make a difference between life and death.
I saw a CCTV footage once of a group of boys walking down a parking garage towards a lady in a parked car. As they drew close to the car, one of the boys brought out a gun, while the others watched furtively. The next thing I heard were gunshots. It wasn't the boys shooting though, it was the woman in the driver's seat. The boys ran like rats, their heads really low. If that woman had no protection, she probably would have been another statistic somewhere.
One has to be careful in this crazy world we live in. .