Hunt for woman after robber storms pensioner's home in Lewisham and steals purse

Police want to speak to the woman pictured on CCTV
Ewan Somerville5 October 2020
WEST END FINAL

Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.

Police have launched a CCTV appeal for a woman after a pensioner suffered a head injury when a robber stormed her home.

The 80-year-old female victim was home alone in Shardeloes Road, Lewisham, when a man knocked on the door and forced his way in, pushing her to the floor, Scotland Yard said.

The elderly woman banged her head on furniture and lay injured on the floor while the man rifled through her handbag, stole her purse and fled.

Within ten minutes, the pensioner’s stolen bank card had been used four times in three shops in Lewisham Way, racking up a bill of £94.

Detectives now want to trace the woman pictured above to help with their investigation.

Detective Constable Bethany Russell said: “Understandably, the woman has been left shaken and distressed after this incredibly violating incident.

“This was a cowardly, shameful attack and I want to find those who are responsible, not only to help put this victim’s mind at ease, but also to ensure that they don’t target anyone else.

“We have released a CCTV image of a woman we would like to speak to in connection with the incident and urge anyone who recognises her to contact us as a priority.”

Anyone with information is asked to call 101 referencing CAD 4005 of October 4, email or tweet @MetCC, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in