A thief forced his way into an elderly woman's home in Stretford last weekend, grabbing her wedding ring off her hand in the process.<\/p>\n
The man proceeded to knock the 87-year-old woman to the floor before hitting her with an object and demanding cash and jewellery. He then ransacked the pensioner's upstairs looking for valuables.<\/p>\n
The woman bravely managed to escape, alerting her neighbours in Castleton Road of the incident. <\/p>\n
The pensioner was lucky to escape without suffering serious injuries, but was left with bruises over her face and head. <\/p>\n
The robber has been described by the GMP as white, about 5ft 8ins, of slim build. He was wearing a dark coloured jacket with the hood covering his face at the time of the robbery. <\/p>\n
Detective Constable Paul Calderbank, from GMP’s Trafford borough, said: “This was a despicable attack on a vulnerable woman in her own home. The victim was not only injured and left in shock from the ordeal but she is completely heartbroken that her wedding ring has gone. <\/p>\n
“This means the world to her as it from her late husband and she desperately wants it returned. This happened during broad-daylight and at a busy time when people would have been collecting children from school. <\/p>\n
“If you saw anything suspicious or have any information about this robbery then please call police.” <\/p>\n
Anyone with any information should call police on 101 quoting incident number 1337 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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