Heartless robber David Swain admitted "it could have been my own gran" after he left a disabled pensioner with her mobility scooter on top of her after snatching her handbag. Class A drug addict Swain told Nottingham Crown Court he was "truly sorry" for the despicable mugging of the 72-year-old woman as she had taken her usual weekly trip to Tesco, in Swiney Way, Toton, at around 12.30pm on Thursday, August 11.
Listening to the details of his shocking crime over a video link from HMP Lincoln, the court heard how he grabbed her bag and pushed her right shoulder, leaving her to fall to the pavement with her heavy scooter on top of her. Swain, of Eskdale Drive, Beeston, then rode off on his bike with her bag, which had £15 inside, a mobile phone, house keys and a blood card for medication.
Due to her limited mobility, she was unable to get up off the ground and was in pain. But kind-hearted members of the public came to her aid and got her off the road and to safety.
