Hero workmen step in after elderly woman mugged

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Two heroic workmen helped detain a suspected robber after a pensioner was mugged, police have revealed. Investigating officers now want to speak to the men as enquiries continue.

A 35 year-old man was subsequently arrested on suspicion of robbery and is currently in police custody for questioning after the incident in Droylsden, Tameside, early on Thursday morning.

Police in Tameside said it's believed the men stopped in a works van after witnessing the mugging and went on to help detain a man. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. Details were shared by GMP on its Tameside South & West Facebook page.

Officers were called to Fairfield Road in Droylsden at 7.15am on Thursday. The pensioner's condition, or whether she was injured, hasn't been revealed.