100-year-old woman mugged outside her home in Tottenham – BBC News
Image copyright Google A 100-year-old woman was mugged outside her home after returning from a prayer meeting.
The centenarian was pushed to the ground by a man who stole her handbag, which contained between 250 and 300.
She had confronted the suspect outside the property in Sherboro Road, Tottenham when he claimed to be there to do electrical work.
Her grandson, who was at her home when the robbery happened on 23 August, chased the man but he escaped.
The victim was taken to hospital but did not suffer a serious injury.
Det Ch Insp Luke Marks said the victim was “extremely distressed and shaken”. He added: “This was a despicable attack on a very elderly lady who lived independently and is now fearful to return home.
“At 100 years old she had the sense and foresight to dismiss the suspect when he tried to con her into unnecessary electrical work but he then decided to mug her instead.”
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