Thief pepper sprays and robs woman, 70


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Heard about this in the breaking news on the radio station this morning.

A 70-year-old woman walking home with her daughter early this morning was robbed of $100 by a thief who pepper-sprayed her in the face.

The woman and her daughter, 45, had arrived at the downtown bus terminal at Bay and Dundas Sts. at about 6:15 a.m., police said.

They walked towards Bathurst and Queen Sts. and as they turned down Denison Ave. two men who had been following them approached. They knocked the women to the ground and the older woman was pepper-sprayed and her purse taken, police said.

The area was busy with people going to work and the women's screams attracted passersby, Toronto Police Sgt. Viv Meik said.

Meik said one man chased the men through the laneways, but lost them. Meanwhile, others stopped to help the victims.

Meik said the older woman was traumatized and her eyes were burning, but was otherwise unhurt. Ambulance attendants rinsed her eyes at the scene.

One suspect is described as white, about 6-feet-tall, wearing an all black 1980s-style suit with a red bandana. The other was black, about 5-foot-10, 160 pounds with black denim pants, a black cloth sweater with hood.

Source - thestar.com

Now why would you go and pepper spray a poor old woman and rob her? Can't understand people like these. :angry:

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I think pepper spraying the elderly woman was a bit overkill. I mean... she's 70 years old! What could she possibly do to to stop them? That's sad.. :no:

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I got bear maced and mugged 2 months ago it was terrible. I feel for that old woman, I was in excruciating pain, I can't imagine what it would feel like to someone who is that old.

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Old ladies are extremely dangerous for crooks.

Their dazzling ninja skills are legendary. :hmmm:

This is sick. I hope he gets an OD with the dope he's going to buy with that money.

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another thing.. who the hell robs old ladies anyway, hasn't it been known for some time now that they don't carry a lot of money?

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