Wheelchair woman is bag snatch victim: police appeal

A woman in a wheelchair was targeted by a suspected bag snatch thief in a Burnley department store.
By The Newsroom
Published 3rd Feb 2014, 15:00 BST

The vulnerable woman was shopping with a friend in Marks and Spencer when the theft happened.

Her friend had hung a handbag on the back of the wheelchair as they looked at clothes in the St James’s’ Street store on Wednesday, January 22nd.

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Police believe another woman walked past and snatched the bag which contained money, bank cards and other personal items.

Officers branded the crime “cowardly” and have released a CCTV image of a potential suspect of the theft which happened around 12-30pm.

PC Trevor Syrett, of Burnley Police, said: “For all intents and purposes, this handbag was stolen from a vulnerable person and is nothing short of a cowardly act.

“If anybody has any information about this incident or recognises the woman in the CCTV then I would urge them to contact police.”

Anybody with any information can contact police on 101 quoting log number LC-20140122-0890 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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