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A brave 81-year-old widow has told how she fought off a mugger who tried to steal from her as she withdrew her pension money from a cashpoint.
Doreen Jones was at a cash machine in Blackheath High Street, West Midlands, when she was attacked by a young woman who initially tried to beg from her.
Remarkable CCTV footage shows the twice-widowed retired car factory welder battling back and forcing the mugger to run off.
Mrs Jones said of the incident: 'She wasn't expecting me, I tell you. She was expecting somebody more vulnerable, and they picked the wrong one when they picked Doreen.'