101-year-old woman accosted, robbed on street; 91-year-old hurt in burglary
A 101-year-old woman was robbed in her Utrecht home by a beggar who followed her home from the store on Wednesday morning. And in Best a 91-year-old woman was injured by a burglar who came into her home while she was sleeping early that same morning.
The Utrecht victim went to a store on Adriaen van Ostadelaan on Wednesday morning, NU.nl reports. The beggar was outside the store when she left, but she ignored him. He followed her as she walked back home and forced his way into her home. According to the police, the woman tried to push the beggar out of her home, and in the struggle he grabbed her watch and fled. The elderly woman was physically unhurt, but is very shocked by the incident and the loss of her watch, which was very precious to her.
The beggar has a square face, tanned skin, short hair and stubble. He was wearing beige clothes at the time of the robbery. The police call on anyone with information about this man's whereabouts, to come forward.
The Best victim was sleeping in her home on Molenkampseweg when an intruder came in around 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning, Omroep Brabant reports. According to the police, the woman was injured in the burglary, but it is not clear whether the burglar actually took anything from her home. An ambulance responded to the elderly woman's home and treated her there - she did not have to go to the hospital.
According to the police, the perpetrator is a man of about 1.6 meters tall. He has mid-length black hair and was wearing dark clothing. The police are investigating.
