Mugger caught after being chased through Cork by man training for marathon

A man who mugged an 83-year-old lady in Cork city centre thought he could outrun his pursuer — but found to his cost the chaser was training for a marathon.

The elderly woman had just left a restaurant on Patrick St when the mugger struck, knocking her to the ground and grabbing her handbag.

Her screams were heard by a man who was out celebrating his 24th birthday and hails from Glanmire, Co Cork.