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Article: Blind woman robbed of her white stick ; A man who robbed a blind woman of her white stick in a park is being hunted by police.
- Article from:
- Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)
- Article date:
- December 16, 2008
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A man who robbed a blind woman of her white stick in a park is
being hunted by police.
The 35-year-old woman, who is registered blind, but has partial
sight, was walking through Central Park in Plymouth close to the
pitch and putt area at 1.20pm yesterday, when she became aware of a
man standing in front of her.
She told police he asked her for change, but she had no money in
her purse. She was grabbed by the man, spun around and pushed to
the ground.
The man then grabbed her empty small black purse and her white
stick ...