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Don't be fooled by appearances - Winifred Peel may be a pensioner but she is hard as nails, as three muggers found out when mistaking the 77-year-old for an easy target.
The lady was approached by three men in Bromborough, Wirral, who tried to mug her of £200 at a cash point, a court has heard.
Not having any of it, she fought back and smashed one of their heads into the cash machine three times, reports the Metro.
Piper Dumitru, Florin Geblescu and Felix Stoica, from Manchester, have since been jailed and all pleaded guilty to robbery.
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Prosecutor William Beardmore told Liverpool Crown Court that the three men drove to the village to find 'easy targets'.
Beardmore said: "He leaned over her and pressed the button to withdraw £200, and at that point she realised she was being robbed. She took hold of the second male by the collar and banged his head against the cash machine three times to try and stop him."
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Muggers' mug shots. Left to right: Felix Stoica, Piper Dumitru and Florin Geblescu. Image credit: Police
Judge Norman Wright said: "You targeted a vulnerable victim, a lady who was 77 years of age. Notwithstanding her age, she resisted, there was a struggle before you made good your escape."
As a result of the crime, Stoica, 19, of Levenshulme, was sentenced two years in a young offenders' institution; Geblescu, 18, also of Levenshulme, to 18 months; and Dumitru, 18, of Longsight, to eight months.
Words: Hamish Kilburn
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