A fundraising page has been set up after a 76-year-old grandmother reportedly had £4,000 stolen from her while in Wetherspoons in Sunderland.
Northumbria Police received a report of theft that occurred inside The William Jameson Wetherspoons pub on Fawcett Street, Sunderland shortly before 6.20pm on Friday (January 21).
The woman had reportedly withdrawn £4,000 from a local bank before visiting the pub where a woman then stole the cash from her bag before leaving.
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A Go Fund Me page was set up to try and raise £4,000 to replace the stolen money by the woman's granddaughter.
The page said: "Hi, my nan was robbed in Wetherspoons pub in Sunderland, this was quite a lot of money £3,900 got stolen.
"My nana got followed from her bank to the pub then had this money stolen.
"My nana is 76-years-old and will help anybody out and give her last to them so I'm hoping that this will help my nana out a little!"
At the time of publishing, the page had raised £130 towards the £4,000 goal.
Officers are investigating the incident and would like to speak to anyone who has any information.
A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: "Shortly before 6.20pm on January 21, police received a report of theft that occurred inside The William Jameson Wetherspoons pub on Fawcett Street, Sunderland.
"It was reported that a 76-year-old woman had withdrawn £4,000 from a local bank before visiting the pub where a woman then stole the withdrawn cash from her bag and left the area.
"Enquiries are ongoing into the incident and anyone with any information is asked to contact officers using reference number 008224H/22."
If you would like to donate to the fundraising page, you can do so here.
