Did you see 'despicable' robbery of elderly woman?

A woman, aged in her 80s, has been robbed in Glastonbury

Avon and Somerset Police
Author: Andrew KayPublished 8th Feb 2022

A woman, aged in her 80s, has been robbed in Glastonbury, something police have called a 'despicable attack'.

It happened on Friday afternoon on a footpath from Street Road onto Boundary Way.

Officers believe someone would have seen something, and they're urging people in the area at the time around 330 to come forward.

A force spokesperson said: "The victim was pushed to the ground and her purse was stolen during the offence.

The offender is described as male, white, of slim build, between 30 and 40 years old, and he was wearing a green waxed baggy-style jacket, black boots and a beanie-style hat.

Investigating officer PC Jim Card said: ā€œThis was a despicable attack on an elderly woman in broad daylight and I would urge anyone with information to come forward as soon as possible.

ā€œThe A361 would have been busy at the time, so if you were driving near to the area where the incident happened around 3,30pm on Friday, please check your dashcam footage to see if youā€™ve captured the offender on it.ā€

"If you saw this incident, or have any information which could help us, please call 101 and give the call handler the reference number 5222028964."

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