CCTV of theft from grandmother, 94, goes viral

A video showing a 94-year-old woman being robbed has gone viral, as her granddaughter has pleaded for assistance in identifying the culprits.

Jillian Wadding posted the CCTV footage of the theft from her grandmother last Wednesday on Facebook, and the video has been shared nearly 10,000 times in the last six days on the social media site.

Stills from the video, showing the perpetrator and an alleged accomplice, were shared a further 569 times.