£100 stolen from purse belonging to Chesterfield woman with Alzheimer's

The woman – who does not want to be named – went to the toilet in a town centre store at around 1pm on Friday.

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The 76-year-old met up with a friend later on and realised she did not have her handbag, which contained her purse.

She then went back to the store she had been in but could not find her bag in the toilets.

The woman went to the store’s customer service desk and was told a member of the public had handed her bag in.

When she got her bag back, she discovered £100 which had been in her purse was missing.

Her husband – who also wanted to remain anonymous – told the Derbyshire Times: “I’m so annoyed.

“My wife is an elderly lady with Alzheimer’s – she certainly doesn’t deserve this injustice.

“£100 is a lot of money to us.

“We were going to use it to buy food for the month.

“I’d like to thank the person who handed her bag into the customer service desk – but I hope whoever stole the money reads this story and feels ashamed about what they’ve done.

“I hope it pricks their conscience.”

He said that police were informed about the crime and were investigating.

He added: “I’d also like to use this opportunity to remind people to be careful when they’re out and about in the town centre so things like this don’t happen again.”

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