Pensioner suffers broken arm after mugger makes off with her handbag

Central
Kettering
Northamptonshire Police
Wednesday 11 September 2019 at 5:36pm

Man snatches pensioners hangbag Credit: Northamptonshire Police

This is the shocking moment a 79-year-old woman was violently dragged to the floor in a mugging.

The pensioner was left with a broken arm after the man ran off with her handbag in St Theresa's Close, Kettering, between 3.20pm and 3.50pm on Sunday (8 September).

Two 31-year-old men were arrested in connection with the offence have been released on bail pending further inquiries.

Police are appealing for information to identify a mugger who was caught on CCTV.