Frail pensioner attacked and robbed in her mobility scooter

4:00pm Wednesday 13th February 2013 in News Photograph of the Author By Chris Yandell, Chief Reporter, New Forest

Frail pensioner attacked and robbed in mobility scooter Frail pensioner attacked and robbed in mobility scooter

Police are hunting two people who attacked and robbed a frail pensioner woman as she rode her mobility scooter.

The woman, who suffers from heart and lung problems, was targeted as she made her way to the Tesco Express store in Watson Walk, Totton.

The 71-year-old was approached by two people, one of whom struck her in the face causing severe bruising.

His accomplice - a woman aged 18-20 - reached into the scooter's front basket and removed a money bag containing more than £60 in notes and small change.

Police say the victim was left “traumatised” by the robbery, which occurred yesterday afternoon.

Detective Sergeant Matt Taylor said: “The circumstances of this incident are shocking. A 71-year-old woman on her mobility scooter was attacked and robbed, leaving her so shaken that she didn't realise she had been robbed until she returned home.

“The busy footpath is used by local residents to take their children to and from school. There could also have been a number of students in the area.”

The man who assaulted the pensioner is described as 5ft 8in, well built, with a ring through his bottom lip.

He was wearing a grey hooded top with the hood up, gloves with writing on the back, and black motorcycle boots. He spoke with a foreign accent.

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Comments(14)

CharlieOxbridge says...
4:13pm Wed 13 Feb 13

Police are clearly looking for a Romanian!

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ohec says...
4:24pm Wed 13 Feb 13

What a sad society we now live in when an old lady can't go about her daily life without some scumbag attacking her,the trouble is this attack could have long lasting consequences for the poor woman who may now be afraid to go out. I wish her well and hope she makes a good recovery, and on the of chance that the perpetrators read this article i hope they are proud of themselves.

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naughtyeyes says...
4:28pm Wed 13 Feb 13

this was my mother how would these little sh*ts feel if it was their mum/nan/or sister....this could of cause my mum a heart attack and she could have died....there is nothing to say delayed shock and stress could bring and attack on is there?

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thomasupton says...
4:50pm Wed 13 Feb 13

ohec wrote:
What a sad society we now live in when an old lady can't go about her daily life without some scumbag attacking her,the trouble is this attack could have long lasting consequences for the poor woman who may now be afraid to go out. I wish her well and hope she makes a good recovery, and on the of chance that the perpetrators read this article i hope they are proud of themselves.
Doubt they can read English. Signs of the times ahead. Only going to get worse.

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Redondo Saint says...
4:53pm Wed 13 Feb 13

Are these desperate people or is it a case of knowing there will be little the justice system will do to them?

Scum bags need to be thrown in the channel.

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cantthinkofone says...
6:06pm Wed 13 Feb 13

Is it just my misperception, or is Totton getting increasingly worse for violence and muggings?

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eurogordi says...
10:13pm Wed 13 Feb 13

My daughter went to Totton today for the first time in ages and could not believe how much the town has deteriorated since she permanently lived here. She was shocked at the type of people the town now attracts and found the whole experience somewhat unpleasant.

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florida saint says...
10:55pm Wed 13 Feb 13

hang the coward b@stards

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sotonbev says...
11:06pm Wed 13 Feb 13

Poxy foreigners again, they are the bane of this Country, hope the police catch these two parasites, and wishing the lady a speedy recovery.

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Rob Apostrophe says...
5:11am Thu 14 Feb 13

Thieving foreigners. Gas them all

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Subject48 says...
9:13am Thu 14 Feb 13

UKIPS is achieveing mass hysteria I see.

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Tone says...
9:26am Thu 14 Feb 13

Rob Apostrophe wrote:
Thieving foreigners. Gas them all
How unbelievably narrow minded and bigoted. Thankfully we don't all think like you.

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CharlieOxbridge says...
11:30am Thu 14 Feb 13

Subject48 wrote:
UKIPS is achieveing mass hysteria I see.
Absolutely - crime and foreigners linked... what a ridiculous thing say :0/

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cantthinkofone says...
5:38pm Thu 14 Feb 13

Tone wrote:
Rob Apostrophe wrote:
Thieving foreigners. Gas them all
How unbelievably narrow minded and bigoted. Thankfully we don't all think like you.
I suspect Rob's post was parody....


...bleedin hope so anyway.

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