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11/11/2009
Man Charged Over Pensioner's Mugging
A man has been charged over a robbery which resulted in an elderly woman's teeth being knocked out.
On 28 October the 74-year-old victim was approached and pushed to the ground on Drake Street in Rochdale.
Her handbag was stolen and her two front teeth were knocked out in the fall.
A 48-year-old man has since been charged with the robbery.
The accused, James Cooper, of no fixed address, appeared at Rochdale Magistrates' Court to hear the charges.
Police have appealed for anyone who was in the Drake Street area between 3.20pm and 3.30pm on the day of the attack to come forward.
Officers said a car was seen moments before the robbery.
(PR/BMcC)
On 28 October the 74-year-old victim was approached and pushed to the ground on Drake Street in Rochdale.
Her handbag was stolen and her two front teeth were knocked out in the fall.
A 48-year-old man has since been charged with the robbery.
The accused, James Cooper, of no fixed address, appeared at Rochdale Magistrates' Court to hear the charges.
Police have appealed for anyone who was in the Drake Street area between 3.20pm and 3.30pm on the day of the attack to come forward.
Officers said a car was seen moments before the robbery.
(PR/BMcC)
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