91-year-old burgled at Manchester home

Photo Credit - GMP

Police are appealing for witnesses after an elderly woman was robbed in her own home in Manchester.

At around 7.45pm on Sunday 24 March, a man entered a property on Shawbury Road in the Newall Green area of Wythenshawe and threatened the 91-year-old homeowner.

The man fled on foot with two other men who had waited outside the property.

The woman’s handbag was stolen which contained personal items and a quantity of cash.

The offender is described as white, approximately 5ft 10ins tall and of very slim build. He was wearing a black hooded top.

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