Police release CCTV that shows pensioner having £1,000 savings stolen
Investigators are looking to speak to three suspects
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Police are seeking a trio of thieves who were caught on CCTV stealing £1,000 from a pensioner in east London.
The 69-year-old had just withdrawn the money from a bank and was returning to her daughter’s car when the incident took place.
When she got into the lift to go to the car park, two of the suspects pressed a different floor button and discussed the buttons pressed with the victim.
While she was distracted, a third suspect, a woman in her 40s, pick pocketed the victim and stole her purse.
“We are appealing for any information as to the identity of these three suspects," said PC Carl Repper, from the East Area Command. "The victim has lost a large amount of her savings as a result of her ordeal.”
The suspects are described as a white woman in her 40s with long dyed white hair, an Eastern European man in his 30s with short black hair and an Eastern European man in his 40s with receding short dark hair.
Anyone who can assist the investigation is asked to contact East Area Command via 101 or by Tweeting @MetCC.
To give information anonymously contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or visit crimestoppers-uk.org.