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25/03/2014
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Man Jailed Following Attack On Pensioner
A man has been sentenced to three years in jail after an attempted robbery on an elderly woman. The woman, 83, was shopping in Bilston with her husband, who is blind.
The attack happened on 21 January.
The accused, Jason Hall, approached the couple on Church Street before he grabbed the pensioner's handbag. The woman was pushed to the ground but refused to hand over her bag. She tried to fight off her attacker but he was able to flee the scene with her bag.
Other shoppers witnessed the incident and chased Mr Hall. They managed to stop him and brought him back to the scene where he was arrested by police and later charged with robbery.
Woman Dies In Asda Supermarket
A woman has died at an Asda supermarket in Shipley.
Officers were called to the scene in Manor Lane shortly after 8.30am following a report of a woman being found with serious injuries. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
West Yorkshire Police has said the death is not being treated as suspicious and no one is being sought in connection with the incident.
An appeal has now been launched to try and identify the woman who is Asian and believed to be aged between 20 and 40 years old. She is described as having shoulder-length dark hair which was tied in a ponytail and was wearing dark blue top and trousers with large silver buttons to the front and a lighter blue or purple scarf.
Boy Gets Head Stuck In Toilet
A young boy has had to be rescued after he got his head stuck in a toilet trainer seat.
Firefighters were called to a house in Fore Street, Barripper, Cornwall, at around 9am this morning. It is understood the boy's parents tried to free him but failed.
The child was freed and left unharmed in the incident.
Phone Stolen From Foreign Student
Police are appealing for witnesses after a thief on a bicycle stole a mobile phone from a foreign student in St Leonards.
The 17-year-old victim was walking with a friend in Charles Road when they were approached from behind by a man on a bicycle. The incident happened at around 7.20pm on Saturday (22 March) who asked them the time.
The Colombian student got out her iPhone 5 to check the time but the man grabbed the phone and cycled away down Anglesea Terrace.
The thief has been described as white, taller than 5' 8", thin and 18 or 19 years of age.
He had short dark blonde hair and a thin face and was wearing a grey hooded top and dark grey trousers.
(JP)
A man has been sentenced to three years in jail after an attempted robbery on an elderly woman. The woman, 83, was shopping in Bilston with her husband, who is blind.
The attack happened on 21 January.
The accused, Jason Hall, approached the couple on Church Street before he grabbed the pensioner's handbag. The woman was pushed to the ground but refused to hand over her bag. She tried to fight off her attacker but he was able to flee the scene with her bag.
Other shoppers witnessed the incident and chased Mr Hall. They managed to stop him and brought him back to the scene where he was arrested by police and later charged with robbery.
Woman Dies In Asda Supermarket
A woman has died at an Asda supermarket in Shipley.
Officers were called to the scene in Manor Lane shortly after 8.30am following a report of a woman being found with serious injuries. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
West Yorkshire Police has said the death is not being treated as suspicious and no one is being sought in connection with the incident.
An appeal has now been launched to try and identify the woman who is Asian and believed to be aged between 20 and 40 years old. She is described as having shoulder-length dark hair which was tied in a ponytail and was wearing dark blue top and trousers with large silver buttons to the front and a lighter blue or purple scarf.
Boy Gets Head Stuck In Toilet
A young boy has had to be rescued after he got his head stuck in a toilet trainer seat.
Firefighters were called to a house in Fore Street, Barripper, Cornwall, at around 9am this morning. It is understood the boy's parents tried to free him but failed.
The child was freed and left unharmed in the incident.
Phone Stolen From Foreign Student
Police are appealing for witnesses after a thief on a bicycle stole a mobile phone from a foreign student in St Leonards.
The 17-year-old victim was walking with a friend in Charles Road when they were approached from behind by a man on a bicycle. The incident happened at around 7.20pm on Saturday (22 March) who asked them the time.
The Colombian student got out her iPhone 5 to check the time but the man grabbed the phone and cycled away down Anglesea Terrace.
The thief has been described as white, taller than 5' 8", thin and 18 or 19 years of age.
He had short dark blonde hair and a thin face and was wearing a grey hooded top and dark grey trousers.
(JP)
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