A COWARDLY thief targeted a vulnerable pensioner and stole her handbag in Herbert Street, Sutton on Friday at about 4.15pm. The 73-year-old woman was walking along when a man on a bike grabbed her handbag containing £30 in cash.

She later described her attacker as white, about 6ft tall, thin and aged between 20 and 30 years.

Anyone with information can contact DC Aidan Lavin on 0151 777 6064 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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