A fearless pensioner scared off a burglar who broke into her home two days before her 90th birthday. But Micheline Stephen is raging that the thief managed to escape with her cigarettes and lighter after she found him in her kitchen on Friday morning.
Micheline, who lives in Cupar, Fife, tried to yank him by the rucksack he was wearing to stop him escaping through her window calling him a "wee sh**e" but he managed to get away, Edinburgh Live reports.
The pensioner, known to pals as Michelle, reached for a cigarette following the ordeal only to find that the man had nicked them and her lighter.
The France-born grandma, who drinks a Martini everyday, has voiced concerns that she is worried that the crook may strike again in the area.
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