An 88 year old women was knocked to the ground and robbed on Sunday evening in Keresley Road, Coventry. She suffered a sprained wrist, knee injuries and bruising in the attack after which the robber ran off with her handbag containing her Bingo winnings.
She was returning home from a night out at the Bingo hall where she had won around £120. The lady and her husband caught the bus from Radford Road in the city and police are investigating if the thief had been on the same bus.
The woman’s 80 year old husband chased the attacker but lost sight of him. Warwickshire Police officers are appealing for anyone who was on the number 36 bus that night, it arrived in Keresley End at 21.50 on Sunday March 5th.