Dawn, 92, had her purse stolen in Stevenage, Herts, as she walked through the town centre, in late November. And her family say it was the second time she had been targeted by callous thieves, Herts Live reports. A social media post from her granddaughter said: "My 92-year-old nan got her purse stolen with her pension and winter fuel allowance to survive this miserable lockdown winter. After hearing about the news on Facebook, Shane Yerrell, from Waltham Abbey who runs the charity Through The Fight Foundation, quickly set to work on getting an online fundraiser organised. She said: "Shane, I am so overwhelmed [with] what you have done for me, what happened to me was so awful.

Source: Daily Mirror December 23, 2020 14:48 UTC