Hospital thief steals purse from sleeping patient

A FEMALE patient at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick got a rude awakening during her stay — her purse was stolen while she slept.

As the woman was recovering from her illness, a thief entered, pretending to be a visitor.

Without arousing suspicion among other patients in the ward, the thief proceeded to rummage through the patient’s bedside locker, where he found her handbag.