A feisty 78-year-old great-granny has vowed to carry on walking alone through Leighton despite being the victim of a horrific attack.
Tiny Frances Gordon was slammed into a nettlebed, throttled and punched in the face and chest as a robber tried to snatch her bag.
It was the second vicious assault on women in Riverside Walk within three days and police aren’t ruling out that they may be linked.
But the brute left behind a vital piece of evidence after Mrs Gordon’s attack - a gold-coloured “Rolex” watch - and detectives hope it may snare the man.
She said: “He threw me down into nettles. He put his arm around my throat and a hand over my mouth as he tried to get my bag off. But when he couldn’t get the strap over my head he lost his temper and hit me in the face and chest and ran off.
“A passer-by came and helped me. He later took police back to the spot and they found the watch.”
Anyone with information about the incident, which happened between 5.30pm and 5.45pm on May 26, should contact DC Brecknock, on 01582 394499, the non-emergency number 101, text information to 07786 200011 or contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org.
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