An 83-year-old woman has had her purse stolen whilst shopping in Cheltenham.
The grandson of an 83-year-old woman has spoken of his outrage after she was victim of distraction theft whilst shopping in Asda.
Georgina Churchill from Cheltenham was shopping in Up Hatherley’s Asda when she tried to pay at the till.
She reached into her handbag and to her horror, her purse was gone.
Georgina was shaken and called the police as soon as she got home.
And CCTV has reportedly since shown somebody reaching into her bag while she was at the checkout.
And now, the elderly woman has been left shaken and afraid to leave her home.
Her grandson, who does not wish to be named, said: “She was absolutely shaking. This is not the first time that something like this has happened to her. She kept asking ‘why me?’"
And now Georgina has gone to stay with her sister in Liverpool to get away for a while.
And police said that they are looking into the incident.
You can look at police advice on how to keep yourself safe from pickpockets by clicking here.