A DISABLED woman has had jewellery worth thousands of pounds stolen in a daylight attack in which she tried to fight off her attackers with a crutch.
The woman was approached by two men as she walked through Three Bridges and was robbed of her handbag and jewellery worth £2,000.
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ROBBERY: A disabled woman was walking along a footpath between The Snooty Fox and Lidl when she was attacked
The incident happened at about 11am on November 15, as she was making her way along a footpath between The Snooty Fox pub and the Lidl supermarket.
As the woman, 50, who walks with the aid of two crutches, reached a point near Cover House she saw the two men coming towards her.
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One was of Asian appearance, 18 to 25 years old, of slight build, about 5ft 10in to 6ft tall, with dark, collar-length unkempt hair.
He was wearing a dark blue hoodie with the hood up, blue jeans and clean, sand-coloured suede boots. He spoke with an English accent.
The second man was white, possibly eastern European, aged 18 to 25, of athletic build, 5ft 8in to 5ft 10in tall, and wearing a maroon hoodie with the hood up, blue jeans and white trainers. He did not speak.
The Asian-looking man demanded the woman hand over her black leather handbag, which she did. He then demanded her jewellery, which she refused, striking him with one of her crutches. This was wrenched from her grasp by the second man. She was knocked to the ground, and both robbers then forcibly removed her jewellery before running off in the direction of Three Bridges station.
The jewellery had belonged to her mother and grandmother before her. Two of the items – a ring and a bracelet – bore distinctive Welsh dragon designs. The woman was left badly shaken but otherwise unhurt.
Anyone who saw what happened or who has other information is asked to call Sussex Police on 101.
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