Don't miss a thing that's happening in and around Bury by signing up to the free MyBury newsletter A 41-year-old man has been charged after an elderly woman was robbed.
Police were called after a woman in her 70s was robbed of her mobile phone and bank card in Rectory Green, Whitefield, at around 8.55am on Sunday, March 28.
Shortly after, a man believed to be the culprit resisted arrest. Lovemore Mandega, of Church Drive in Prestwich, has now been charged with robbery and two counts of assaulting a police officer while resisting arrest.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said: "A man has been charged after an elderly woman was robbed in Whitefield. "Lovemore Mandega (04/08/1978) of Church Drive, Prestwich has been charged with
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