A woman who found a stranger asleep in her car was left horrified by his reaction when she asked him to leave.
Tanya Woo, 40, from Seattle, had parked her car up in the city before heading out for a day of meetings, but she was completely blown away when she returned to find a stranger asleep in the back of her car.
She even unlocked the door of her vehicle and sat in the driver's seat before she clocked the man in her rearview mirror.
After asking him to leave, the man refused to get out of the car for over two hours.
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"People need to know to check their backseat when they get into their car," said Tanya.
"I have heard stories about this in the past but felt secure as I work in this neighbourhood and have visited a lot.
"People need to make sure their personal safety is paramount no matter what neighbourhood they are in.
"I never thought something like this would happen to me."
Although Tanya locked her car when she left it parked up, she said she later noticed that a window had been smashed.
"I got out of the car and started yelling at him to get out, but he didn't reply," she said.
"I walked around to the sidewalk and saw that he had smashed a window to get in."
Eventually, the man left the vehicle, but not until Tanya had alerted the police, who ended up needing to call for back-up.
Initially, Tanya flagged down a member of staff from a homeless shelter to come and help.
However, after asking the man about his wellbeing, Tanya says he simply looked at them and slammed the door.
"At that point, we had to call the police as he was not leaving," she continued.
"They came an hour later; they had to wait for backup as they weren't entirely sure why he was refusing to leave.
"A few officers opened the door, but the man still refused to leave.
"They pulled him out of the car and finally got him out."
Tanya is now urging others to be more vigilant and to check their cars when they return.
"As a female growing up, we were always hearing stories about how we have to check our back seat in case someone is there," she explained.
"I am really glad I saw him before something worse happened.
"It was really scary."
Lucy Devine