Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Child gang steals from pensioner

Police are hunting a gang of thieves as young as four who stole a purse from a 79-year-old woman in north Devon.

Two boys aged seven to eight, and a girl aged four to five, told the woman they were collecting for charity.

They entered her house in Victoria Street, Barnstaple, and played with her dog before running off with her purse containing cash and cards.

The victim, who did not want to be named, said that she was now unable to trust anyone.

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