Robber follows woman, 96, home then snatches gold necklace from around her neck

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A woman aged 96 was left 'shaken' after a robber followed her off a bus home then snatched a gold necklace from her neck, police have said.

CCTV images have been released of a man police want to speak with as an investigation continues. Police said the pensioner was followed into her home after she opened the door then bent down to pick up post behind it on the floor.

Detectives in Salford have now launched an appeal for the public's help. It happened in early August on Streetgate in Little Hulton, Salford, bungalows on Croft Grove and Cleggs Lane, but details have only just been released. READ MORE: Dad fighting for life after wife killed and daughter, 17, stabbed in horror attack In a statement, GMP said: "We're appealing for information about the identity of a man we would like to speak to following reports that an elderly woman was robbed on Streetgate in Little Hulton in Salford. "It's believed that a 96-year-old woman was boarding the 36 bus from Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester and got off the bus on Manchester Road East in Little Hulton at around 7.15pm on August 1.

The woman arrived home and begins to pick up post from behind her front door. It has been reported that she is followed into her home and has had her gold necklace taken from her neck." Police made no mention of any injuries.