Robber Jailed

A 22-year-old Sheffield man has been jailed for robbing an 80-year-old woman in Hillsborough.

Joseph Neil of Rudyard Road was handed a two-year jail sentence and ordered to pay £140 victim surcharge at Sheffield Crown Court on August 6.

On Thursday April 4, Neil followed his 80-year-old victim as she walked down Hillsborough Road and stole her handbag containing her house keys, phone and £46, knocking her to the ground in the process.

She was taken to hospital with minor injuries, after a member of the public rushed to her aid.

Speaking on the sentencing result, Yvonne Fairbrother, who led the investigation, said: “This was a callous, careless act of violence against a vulnerable victim.

“I welcome today’s sentencing, and I hope it can offer some reassurance to her, and the public, that we will not let these types of crimes go unpunished.”