Accused took handbag from woman’s walking frame

A woman with 234 convictions who stole a handbag from an elderly woman using a walking frame has been jailed for three years.

Winne Cash, aged 46, targeted the 73-year-old woman after she got off a bus and watched as she made her way home before rushing her to steal her handbag as the victim tried to get into her house.

Cash, of Blessington Rd, Tallaght, Dublin, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to stealing the bag and trespassing on the curtilage of a house at Main St, Baldoyle, on November 23, 2015.