Former REIV president Adam Docking punched and robbed

The former president of the Real Estate Institute of Victoria has revealed he was assaulted and lost his phone and wallet in an alleged attempted car theft and daylight robbery last week.Adam Docking is now urging all of the state’s real estate professionals to keep their wits about them and to ensure they are aware of their surroundings when hopping out of their car for even brief periods to put out marketing signs.Former REIV president Adam Docking has revealed he was assaulted in an alleged attempted car theft, and has a warning for other real estate agents.Mr Docking was in Vermont placing an open for inspection sign just before noon on Saturday, September 19, when as he returned to the car he saw a man hop into it.RELATED: Young Melbourne women shun houses for apartments amid crime surgeMelbourne security features surge as buyers react to home invasionsMelbourne’s west tipped to lead home price boom as crime stats bite The agent locked his vehicle with the key he had kept in his pocket, and confronted the man who had entered the car.An assault followed, in which Mr Docking said he was punched four or five times, including in the face and chest, and ended with the man taking hi...