A passerby stepped in when an 86-year-old woman was targeted by a "calculating" thief outside Asda.
Mary Rishworth had popped to the shops to buy a newspaper on April 26 this year when she fell foul of career criminal Stephen Carmody. Carmody, 39, had spotted Ms Rishworth going into the Asda store on Kirkland Street, St Helens, and lurked outside waiting for her.
Ms Rishworth noticed something tugging at her bag and realised Carmody had dipped his hand inside, but he was able to snatch her purse and house keys before fleeing the scene, leaving her on the ground.
