Despicable
A 65-year-old man who had recently suffered a stroke was robbed at a Preston cashpoint the day after he left hospital.
The pensioner had taken £200 from the cash machine outside Tesco on Friargate when he was knocked over by thug Phillip Williams. Williams, 29, then stole the cash and a bank card before fleeing the scene. He thief was tracked down after being caught on CCTV footage and arrested in the cuty centre two days later. Footage showed him watching the victim using the card before following him and making his cowardly attack.Williams, 29, of Ashmoor Street, Preston, pleaded guilty to a charge of robbery when he appeared at Preston Crown Court. He was jailed for four years and three months at a sentencing hearing last week.
Detective Constable Sam Patel of Preston CID said: “This was a serious offence when a vulnerable victim was targeted by Williams. The victim is a man in his 60s who was not very well and Williams subjected him to a robbery where he pushed him to the ground and took money from him.”
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