Widow, 86, robbed of life savings by card theft gang

A gang of thieves targeted an 86-year-old widow shopping in a supermarket in England and then squandered her life savings on cars and fast food, police said.

Widow, 86, robbed of life savings by card theft gang
Mon, 18 Jul, 2016 - 09:00

A gang of thieves targeted an 86-year-old widow shopping in a supermarket in England and then squandered her life savings on cars and fast food, police said.

One of the men was caught on CCTV leaning over to watch as the victim entered her PIN while buying groceries at Waitrose in Wandsworth, south-west London.

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