Elderly Woman Batters Sledgehammer Jewellery Shop Raiders with Handbag‎

**kellyhound** · #1 ● 02-08-2011, 09:13 AM

A handbag swinging woman in a red coat has apparently fought off robbers armed with sledgehammers during a raid on a jewellery store.

Footage filmed by a passer-by shows six men brazenly smashing their way into Michael Jones Jeweller in Northampton yesterday morning.

As staff activated automated shutters to protect the store's windows, the woman, who appears to be in her 70s, ran across the road towards the men, armed only with her handbag.

She then rained blows on the gang with her bag, chasing them away from the shop, where they tried to make a getaway on scooters.

But two of the men fell off a scooter in front of the woman, who had bent down to pick up some dropped jewellery. She took the opportunity to hit them with her bag once again.

A police spokesman said: "The offenders were disturbed by members of the public and fled the area without taking anything."

He said one man had been detained by members of the public and another three arrested by police a short time later.

The four arrested men are aged 18, 22, 25 and 39.
Police are now seeking a further two other people who are believed to have been involved and have appealed for witnesses.

No-one was injured as a result of the incident.

post 20,000 btw.

Faline · #2 ● 02-08-2011, 12:28 PM

Well done Granny

Congrats on 20.000

AmericanIllusions · #3 ● 02-08-2011, 03:14 PM

jjimd55 · #4 ● 02-08-2011, 11:53 PM

Haha Granny to the rescue!!

stan221180 · #5 ● 02-09-2011, 07:06 AM

pimped up version

Faline · #6 ● 02-09-2011, 01:23 PM

Originally Posted by stan221180 ↗

pimped up version

Love this

Sure it's the amazing Billy Connolly that sings it

citabria1313 · #7 ● 02-09-2011, 01:26 PM

She was more agressive then the cops were! Lol. Love it!

Faline · #8 ● 02-09-2011, 04:06 PM

This loving nan is brave Ann Timson, the 71-year-old vigilante who foiled an armed gems raid by walloping thieves with her handbag.
She was unmasked yesterday as the Supergran who laid into raiders outside a Northampton jeweller's as people flocked to label her a hero.

Dauði Þegir · #9 ● 02-09-2011, 04:16 PM

Robbers attempting to break into a jewelery store in Northampton.

Old lady runs up to the robbers and started beating them with her handbag, so much so that two of the thieves riding off on a bike fall off it! haha go granny!

collaredgirl65 · #10 ● 02-09-2011, 04:17 PM

Go granny!!

Elderly Woman Batters Sledgehammer Jewellery Shop Raiders with Handbag‎

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