This is the despicable moment a young female thief brazenly steals an elderly woman’s handbag from her trolley in WH Smith.  CCTV footage shows the heartless crook striding up to the woman, aged in her 70s, while her back is turned at the West Gate Four Seasons Shopping Centre store in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.   The thief dressed in a long black coat then flips open the flap of the salmon-coloured wheeled trolley and reaches in to grab her bag before walking off past other unknowing shoppers.

The victim, in her 70s, is seen using a walking stick to balance while browsing the shelves of WHSmith as she is targeted at about 1.30pm on March 27. Nottinghamshire Police has released CCTV of the woman following her down the aisles before sidling up to her. Do YOU know the thief? Email matt.strudwick@mailonline.co.uk  A frail elderly woman, aged in her 70s, uses as walking stick to balance as she browses the shelves of the WH Smith’s store at the West Gate Four Seasons Shopping Centre store in Mansfield A heartless female thief wearing a dark long coat is seen in CCTV footage striding up to the woman while her back is turned  She reaches inside the wheeled trolley and pulls out the woman’s handbag before walking off past other unknowing shoppers Nottinghamshire Police released CCTV of the woman following her down the aisles before sidling up to her PCSO Megan Tuffley said: ‘This was a distressing incident for the victim and we are determined to catch up with the person responsible.

‘These CCTV images could certainly be clearer, but I suspect anyone who knows this woman would recognise her from this footage. ‘If you know her, or believe you may have seen her in and túi xách nữ cao cấp tphcm around Mansfield town centre, please do not hesitate to contact us.’ Anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting incident 24000181735. Do YOU know the thief? Email matt.strudwick@mailonline.co.uk