Meet Britain's Most Shameless Couple!

This is the moment a shameless couple were caught on CCTV stealing a purse from a disabled pensioner - by taking it from her wheelchair.

The 71-year-old victim, who lives in a nursing home, was targeted as she went shopping with a carer in Rushden, Northamptonshire.

Police yesterday released CCTV footage of the pick-pockets who struck in a branch of Wilkinson's.
Video shows a woman in a pink top rummaging through a bag hanging on the back of the victim's wheelchair (left) before stealing a purse (right) containing more than £100

The 52-second clip shows a woman wearing a pink jumper and a tall man wearing a black hat enter the store and pick up a shopping basket

The video then cuts to footage of the frail victim looking at items on shelves, slowly moving along in her electric wheelchair, with a blue blanket covering her legs.

The pair then approach the woman and pretend to pick up a bottle of shampoo from the bottom shelf.

Video shows the couple pretending to shop close to the victim (left) before the woman in the pink top stoops down behind the wheelchair (right)

After several seconds the woman pulls out the pensioner's purse, which contained more than £100 in cash, and passes it to her male accomplice before both walk out of the shop .

But as the carer walks on, the woman in the pink jumper leans over and rummages in a bag hanging on the back of the victim's wheelchair.

After several seconds she pulls out the pensioner's purse, which contained more than £100 in cash, and passes it to her male accomplice before both walk out of the shop.

A Northamptonshire Police spokesman said: 'Officers investigating the case would like to speak to anyone who was in the store at that time and saw the couple, or who knows who they are.'


Culled From Mailonline