Shocking moment female thug, 31, breaks 89-year-old woman’s arm in violent robbery at bus stop before fleeing the scene with £300 and her car keys
- Kirsty Moxon hit the victim on the back of the head and snatched her handbag
- The 31-year-old was caught on CCTV fleeing with £300 and 89-year-old’s keys
- South Yorkshire police found woman in hours and she was charged with robbery
- Last week, Moxon, of Rotherham, was jailed for two and a half years at Sheffield Crown Court after she plead guilty to the violent offence at an earlier hearing
This shocking footage shows the moment a female thug assaulted and robbed an 89-year-old woman while she was waiting for the bus.
Kirsty Moxon, 31, hit her victim over the back of the head in a targeted attack before ripping away her handbag and fleeing the scene.
The unnamed pensioner fell to the ground, smashed her head on the concrete and broke her arm which required a ‘prolonged period of recovery’.
The shocking footage, taken at around 1.30pm on Nov 17 last year, captured the 89-year-old woman waiting for a bus in the Wingfield area of Rotherham, South Yorks.
Moxon can be seen scanning the street, before making a sudden grab for the woman’s handbag.
Cash totalling £300 was stolen as well as the woman’s car keys and bank cards.
Kirsty Moxon, pictured, has been jailed for two and a half years after she attacked an elderly woman from behind before snatching her handbag which contained £300 and her car keys
The victim was left with a broken arm on the ground (top left) while Moxon made off (right)
After officers were dispatched to the scene, Moxon was quickly identified and arrested by detectives just hours later.
She was charged with robbery the following day.
Moxon, of Whitegate Walk, Rotherham, admitted robbery at an earlier hearing and was jailed for two and a half years at Sheffield Crown Court last Thursday (January 14).
PC Jack Mitchell, investigating said: ‘This was a particularly shocking incident which saw a vulnerable woman targeted and attacked.
‘Although we were very quickly able to apprehend Moxon, the attack left the woman requiring a prolonged period of recovery, taking away her independence.
‘Although upsetting, the robbery provoked a tremendous response from the local community who set up a fundraiser to reimburse the woman for the money Moxon had stolen.
Pictured: Moxon hit the elderly woman, 89, over the back of the head, causing her to fall to the ground in a shocking attack which was all captured on CCTV from a nearby pub in Rotherham
South Yorkshire Police used the CCTV images to track Moxon down and had arrested her within hours of the attack occurring. She was charged with robbery which she later admitted
‘I want to wholeheartedly thank everyone involved in this, for their positive response and support they have provided to both us and the victim.
‘I am glad we were able to put Moxon before the courts and secure a custodial sentence.
‘Our job is to protect the most vulnerable people in our society, and I do hope the local community is reassured by the fast and positive action taken by us in this case.’