A 90-year-old chased after and confronted a callous burglar in Asda who had snuck into his bungalow and taken off with his wallet just minutes earlier. The brave pensioner was left furious after intruder Nicholas Norton raided his bungalow and immediately got in his car in a determined bid to track down him down.
He spotted the thief heading into the supermarket and followed him in, before grabbing him by the "scruff of his neck" and punching him until he emptied his pockets. Hull Crown Court heard that the OAP wanted to make sure no other elderly people were targeted by the defendant and, despite his frailness, was intent on getting his wallet back.
Norton, 49, of no fixed address but who had previously been staying in a Hull hostel, admitted to the burglary and fraud after using one of the elderly man's bank cards on September 3. Rachel Scott, prosecuting, told the court that the victim had been in his Hull bungalow with the back door open due to the warm weather at roughly 3pm, Hull Live reports.
