Pensioner suffers broken arm after thug snatches handbag
Published 7 Jun 2012 10:00
AN 82-year-old woman fell over and broke her arm after a vicious thug snatched her handbag.
The pensioner had just got off a bus in Holly Bush Lane, Burghfield Common, at 1pm on Tuesday, May 29, when a man walking away from Willink School grabbed her handbag and ran off.
The victim was taken to Royal Berkshire Hospital after falling over to be treated for a broken arm and minor cuts.
Police are keen to trace a man who was driving along the road and stopped to help the pensioner up and escort her home, where a friend took over.
Call Sergeant Warren Craik at Newbury CID on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111
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