Pensioner, 70, robbed by teenage thugs in West Yorkshire cemetery

A pensioner was robbed in broad daylight by two youths in a cemetery in Almondbury.

The 70-year-old was approached in the graveyard off Highlands Avenue on Monday afternoon.

The cemetery where the pensioner was robbed on Mondayplaceholder image
The cemetery where the pensioner was robbed on Monday

The pair knocked her over and stole her handbag, containing personal items and a mobile phone. She was left uninjured, but shaken.

They are thought to be about 13 or 14 years old - one was wearing a dark hoodie with the hood up and the other a red and white hooded top.

Police think there may have been a dog walker in the area at the time of the incident, who may have seen the suspects leaving the area.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police.

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