Update in case of ‘hero’ bus driver who chased down necklace thief

Bus driver Mark Hehir was sacked after chasing down a thief - (Getty/iStock)

A bus driver who was dismissed after intervening to retrieve a passenger’s stolen necklace has seen thousands of pounds raised in his support.

Mark Hehir, 62, from north-west London, was sacked by Metroline following an incident where he pursued a thief who had snatched a passenger’s jewellery.