Woman fights off mugger

The 61-year-old, who did not want to be identified, was on her way home from work at around 6.45pm on Friday, February 8, when she was attacked.

She explained: “I got off the bus and it was raining so I put my umbrella up and I had my bag on my shoulder.

“Someone came up behind me and grabbed my bag.

“As I was holding my umbrella, when he grabbed the bag it whipped round to my front.

“Unfortunately the young man started punching me in an attempt to get the bag and I just kept shouting ‘you are not keeping it’.”

A struggle ensued between the two but a car driving along the road seemed to frighten the crook off and he made his way along Westfield Road.

For full story, see this week’s Cumbernauld News or Kilsyth Chronicle dated Wednesday, February 13.