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Againsttheplans:JulieMorris,right,andfellowcampaignerBarbaraWarwickoppositetheproposedsiteforthenewAldi,inset EP92508
Campaigners say proposed site for new store ‘inappropriate’
REPORTER It said the majority of nearly locationfurtherdowntheroadat Councilneedtothinkabouttraffic
CRAIGRICHARD 1,000responseswerepositiveand the old Tesco site it seems to be calmingandsafetyforpedestrians
the company believes the new ridiculous. there because there aren’t any
[email protected] storewouldcreatebetween40and “Epsomisalreadysocongested, pedestriancrossingsthere.
50 jobs and enhance food choice andtheroadnetworkwillnotsup- “Iwouldalsourgemembersof
Asupermarketchainhasrevealed andcompetition. portanykindof substantialretail thepublictogolookattheplan
plansforanewstoreonacontro- But some residents believe the outletonthesite.” andoffertheirpointsofview.”
versialsiteinEpsom,whichresi- siteisinappropriateforasuper- Mrs Morris said she was also An Aldi spokesman said: “We
dentshavepreviouslylabelledas marketduetotrafficconcerns. angryaboutthetimingof theap- knowthatmanylocalpeopleare
inappropriate. BetweenNovember1,2009,and plicationbeinglodgedtothecoun- currentlytravellingoutof Epsom
Cut-price supermarket chain October 31, 2014, there were 24 cil–Saturday,December12. todotheirweeklyfoodshopanda
Aldihaslodgedaplanningapplica- recordedaccidentsatjunctionsin Shesaid:“It’satypicaldeveloper newAldiwouldmeantheycould
tionforsixtwo-bedroomhomeson the immediate vicinity – two of tactictolodgetheapplicationat shopclosertohome,savingthem
topofanewstorewith71carpark- whichwereserious. Christmas. timeandmoney.
ing spaces at the former Dairy JulieMorris,alandscapergar- “It’sdesignedtominimiselocal “Theproposedsitehasanacces-
CrestsitebetweenAlexandraRoad denerfromnearbyMillRoad,be- knowledgeandobjection.” sibleedgeof towncentrelocation
andChurchRoad,Epsom. lieves the presence of the store EpsomandEwellBoroughCoun- andgoodlinkstothetowncentre.
The supermarket giant has wouldexacerbatetrafficproblems. cillorJaneRace,whorepresents “Weareencouragedthatsomany
owned the Alexandra Road site Shesaid:“Idothinkweneeda Collegeward,wasalsoconcerned local people have already shown
since2013anddistributedalmost shopof thissize,butitissimply aboutthepotentialimpactonlocal supportfortheplans.”
7,000leafletsannouncingplansfor nottherightplaceforit. roads. Whatdoyouthink?Emailusat
ittonearbyresidentslastJuly. “When you have the right Shesaid:“AldiandSurreyCounty [email protected].
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True spirit of Christmas
Car crashes
into house
AcarcrashedintoaWorces- REPORTER homeoutwithalltheChrist-
ter Park front garden on JANITHARANZE masgear.
Tuesday night, partly de- “On the Chrsitmas morn-
stroying a garden wall and [email protected] ing,hisgasranoutandhe
breaking windows at the wasinastate.
frontofthehouse. Alocalheroprovidedsome “I had to call someone in
Firefighters from Sutton Christmascheertoanelderly theareatogoandtopitup.
andWimbledonwerecalled man suffering from demen- “Thesamethinghappened Safeatlast:Alanthesnake
at10.43pm,butthedriverof tia,bybringinghimhometo onNewYear’sDayandIhad
thecarhadleft,leavingthe spendChristmasDay. tocomebackfromHastings Snake escape
wallreducedtoapileofrub- RichardEvans,fromManor earlytotopitupforhim.”
bleandfourwindowsinthe Park, Epsom, arranged for Social services have been
frontofthehousebroken. 75-year-oldArthurDougallto tryingtorelocateMrDougall Afterrealisingtheirpetboa
Damage was done to the be brought to his house on toapropertywhereperma- constrictorhadescaped,an
front garden wall and the ChristmasDayafterfinding nent care is available, but Epsomfamilywereveryre-
owner of the property suf- him slumped over his zim- MrEvanssaystheprocessis lievedwhenfirefightersres-
feredminorshock,according merframeinBrixton. takingtoolong. cuedhimfromadrainpipe.
totheLondonFireBrigade. Mr Dougall, who lives in MrDougallalsohascarers Sophie James, 40, from
A spokesman said: "One FurndellRoad,Brixton,hasa toattendtohim,butitisnot Wyeth’sMews,searchedher
woman resident suffered specialaffinitywithEpsom enoughtomeethisneeds. houseafternoticingherfam-
minor shock. The driver of from his time working as a MrEvanshasgonefarbe- ily’s6.5ftsnake,namedAlan,
thevehicleleftthescenebe- cobblerinthearea. yondwhatwouldbeexpected was not in his vivarium at
forewearrived.Damagehad WhenMrEvansfoundout of anyone and he admitted about10am.
beendonetothestreetfurni- ofhisloveforEpsom,hewas hiswifewasscepticalatfirst. MsJamessaid:“Theyare
tureandgardenwall. happy to pay for a cab on Hesaid:“Initiallymywife cold-blooded animals so
“Twofireenginesandone Christmas Day where Mr triedtoreinmein,butnow usually they go to warm
fsicreenereusnctuiel1u1.n5i3tpwme.”reatthe Danodughaalld rCehcreiisvtemdasprdeisnennetrs Festivecheer:ArthurDougall.Inset:WithRichardEvans sh“eIijsufsutllwyaonntbotoaredn.courage bareehains,dlitkheebseohfain.”dthetellyor
Resident Michael Glavin withhisfamily. itwasreallyhot,soIgothim mobilityscooter. peoplelikemetodothesame. But after searching high
said: “A car crashed into a The37year-oldwhorunsa somefoodandafanandthe MrEvansrevealedthatMr “If youarebusy,hungover, and low she spotted four-
house front garden. There PRcompanyinBrixton,has next day I went back and Dougall had never had a stressed, skint, does not year-oldAlanwedgedingut-
werethreefireenginesanda beenhelpingMrDougallever broughthimaduvet,proper properChristmas,ashehad meanyoucannotpopinand teringalongthesideof her
police car here about sincehefoundhiminJuly. shoesandblankets.” grown up in an orphanage makeanoldpersonacupof house, and called the fire
10.50pm.” Mr Evans said: “Nobody AJustgivingpagewasset and had been in care ever tea. serviceforhelp.
 Did you see what hap- washelpinghimandIoffered up that raised £600 for Mr sincehewasdischargedfrom “Lookingafteroldpeopleis Afirefighterclimbedupto
pened? Email ben.weich@ to take him to his flat in Dougall.Thecashhelpedhim theArmy. –andshouldbeseenas–a theanimaland“tentatively
london.newsquest.co.uk. Brixton.Itwassummerand topurchaseareconditioned MrEvanssaid:“Ikittedhis coolthingtodo.” removedit”afterwrappingit
Hospital establishes fresh protocols following woman’s death in a blanket on Tuesday,
December29.
An Epsom fire station
spokesman said: “We were
initially concerned the ani-
Epsom Hospital has made announced it would invest vulnerablepatients,anditis Mrs Hall said: “We have Othercausesofdeathwere malmayhavedied,sinceit
severalchangestoitselderly “a significant amount of somethingthatwetakevery alsoputafirmfocusontrain- confluent bronchopneumo- wasoutsideallnight.
wards after an 85-year-old money”intopreventingfalls. seriously. ing for all of our clinical nia and hypertensive heart “Boa constrictors need
Ashtead woman died after Adedicatedfallsteamhas “OnbehalfofEpsomandSt staff,includingdoctors,nurs- disease,acoronerheard. to be kept at a certain
sufferingafallinitscare. been established and ad- Helier Hospitals trust, I esandhealthcareassistants. A narrative verdict was temperature.
Gladys Wafforn, of Berry justablebeds,whichcanbe wouldliketoexpressoursin- “Anewprogrammeof in- given,meaningfaultwasnot “Butitwasmovingandis
Meade,diedonJune30,2014 lowered all the way to the cerecondolencestothefami- tensivetrainingisnowpart attributedtoanyindividual. stillalive,afterbeinggiven
fromandanacutesubdural floor,havebeenpurchased. lyofMrsWafforn.” of every induction for staff The inquest was heard at someTLCbyitsowner.
haematoma–abloodcloton Chief nurseCharlotteHall Othermeasuresbeingput joiningus,andwehavedevel- Woking Coroners' Court on “Itseemsthesnakeescaped
thebrainnormallycausedby said: “Minimising the risk in place include installing opedthetrainingprogramme Tuesday,December15. fromatop-floorwindow.
trauma. of a fall is an absolutely sensors to let staff know forexistingstaff,whichhas “Itmusthavebeenleftopen
In reaction to Mrs Waf- vitalpartofthecarewepro- whenanat-riskpatienthas beenrolledoutacrossboth Readthefullstoryat overnight and the snake
forn’s death the hospital vide for older and more stoodupfromtheirchair. hospitals.” epsomguardian.co.uk clearlytookitsopportunity.”
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Pink tutu attacker
Fire crew saves woman
sentenced to jail AfirecrewtalkedanEpsom cameinatabout8pmaftera
womanthroughsurvivaltips smallfireinthekitchen.The
asshewasovercomebyher responderstayedontheline
smoke-filledkitchenonNew withherallthetimeandgave
Year’sEve. survivaladviceuntilcrewsar-
Four firefighters told the rived.Itwasasmallfireinthe
middle-agedwomantogetto kitchen,butshewasovercome
REPORTER safetyafterakitchenfireat bythesmoke.Shewasavery
ELLIECAMBRIDGE her house in The Ridge, luckylady.”
Epsom at about 8pm on In the event of a fire, the
[email protected] Thursday,December31. spokesmanadvisestogetto
Victim:RobbieKingsford Thewomanwasfoundup- safetyasquicklyaspossible.
A“tragicmisunderstanding” stairsandwascarriedoutby Thespokesmansaid:“Ifyou
ledtoamandressedasthe againstBankswasdropped. the Epsom firefighters, as areabletoescapethehouse,
sugar plum fairy attack a Bankshashadeightprevi- crews from Leatherhead, youshould.Ifyouaretrapped
youngmanandhisboyfriend ous convictions for 12 of- Banstead and Painshill ar- upstairsandthefireisdown-
astheywalkedhomefroma fences, including drug rived.Shewasgivenoxygen stairs, put something along
HalloweenpartyinSurbiton. possession, and has spent therapyandtakentohospital, thebottomof thedoorsono
WorcesterParkmanAlan timeinprison. buthassincerecovered. smokecangetin.Tellthere-
Banks,27,wassentencedto Mr Lawler told the court A spokesman from Epsom sponderwhereyouaresothey
18 months in prison on Bankshadsincebeentrying fire station said: “The call canreachyouquickly.”
Wednesday. to turn his life around and
TheattackbyBanks,who provided for both his part-
was wearing a pink tutu, ner’stwo-year-oldandhis12-
blacktightsandballetpumps year-old child from a
atthetime,waswasinitially previousrelationship.
saidtobeahomophobicat- Onthenight:AlanBanksand,right,SamuelLight HesaidBankswas“morti-
tack,butthiswasheavilydis- fied”atwhathehaddone,es-
putedbyhimandledtothe boyfriendhadbeenwalking caused me to lose the life I peciallywhenitwasreported
homophobic element of the homewhenthedefencesaid hadbeforetheattack.” asbeingahomophobicattack.
chargebeingdroppedbythe Banks’friendhadaskedthe Hesaidheborenoillwill MrLawlersaidtheactions
CrownProsecutionService. pairforacigarette. towards Banks, but wanted frombothpartiesfollowing
A charge of actual bodily ThecourtwasshownCCTV himtounderstandthedam- the misunderstanding were
harmagainstSamuelLight, of theattackinthedistance, agehehadcaused. understandable, but said:
27, of Westville Road, whichwasoverquickly,buta MrKingsfordisstillafraid “It’s what happened after
Thames Ditton, was also maninatutucouldbeseen of going out, especially at thatthatisnotunderstand-
droppedbecauseof alackof runningfromamanlyingon night,andlosthisboyfriend, ableandinexcusable.”
evidence. thefloor. jobandthefreedomshehad AsBankswastoldwhathis
TheattackoutsideKFCin Inavictimstatementread enjoyedpriortothatnight, sentencewouldbe,hispartner
BrightonRoad,Surbiton,on outtothecourtbyStephen thecourtheard. was in tears. Mr Kingsford
November1,2014,leftretail Apted, for the prosecution, Banks,of KinrossAvenue, also left the court in tears
worker Robbie Kingsford Mr Kingsford said: “Whilst WorcesterPark,changedhis after Banks was taken into
withtwoblackeyes,bruises thevisibleinjuriesonlylast- pleatoguiltytoonecountof custody.Banksmustalsopay
tothefaceandseverecuts. ed a few months, the emo- actualbodilyharmonTues- a£100victimsurcharge.
The 21-year-old from tionalandphysicalinjuries day,December1. Formoreonthisstoryvisit
Leatherhead and his havelastedalotlongerand One count of exposure epsomguardian.co.uk.
Fears of flood drowning
A man was feared to have “Firefightersdonnedlifejackets Highwater:The
drownedinLeatherheadafterthe andwadedin,butitwasjustthe RiverMoleburst
RiverMoleburstitsbanks. beddinginthewater.” itsbanks
Firefighters were called to A total of 28mm of rain fell
Emlyn Lane, Leatherhead, at across the River Mole catch-
about8.30amonMonday,Decem- ment on Sunday, December 3,
ber4,toapossiblefloodingvictim. promptingafloodalertfromthe
Itwasbelievedahomelessman Environment Agency – one of Agency.Rainwasforecastacross
sleepingonabenchclosetothe eight across Surrey – to the thecountythismonth.
bankmighthavebeenpulledinto riveranditstributaries. TheEnvironmentAgencyalert
theriver,butitwaslaterdiscov- TheGovernmentagencyissued fortheRiverMoleread:“Flooding
eredhehadnotsleptatthesite afreshbatchofalertsafterStorm of nearby roads and low-lying
thatnight. Frank wreaked havoc across landisexpected.
AspokesmanforLeatherhead northern England over the “Wedonotexpectanyproperty
firestationsaid:“Wehadreports Christmasperiod. flooding from the rivers at this
ofapersonpossiblybeingtrapped Roads nearby the River Mole stage, surface water flooding is
in the flooding. The river had and low-lying land in Leather- possible.
comeoveritsbanksandnearbya headwereexpectedtoexperience “Wewillcontinuetomonitorthe
person had set up a bed on a floodingfollowingheavyrainfall, situation and update this flood
bench. according to the Environment alertasthesituationchanges.”
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Caravans:FamiliesparkedinWestEwell
REPORTER the same group of people who proachtolife,theirculture.
BENWEICH wererecentlymovedonfroma “Somepeoplegetworriedwhen
siteneartheHookRoadArena. they open their front door and
ben.weich@ CounSmitheramsaid:“Weget theyseealoadof caravansand
london.newsquest.co.uk
theoccasionalincursionupinthis chickensandhorses.It’sasensi-
Travellerfamiliescauseddisrup- partof town–andinEpsomin tiveanddifficultareatodealwith,
tion in West Ewell on Tuesday, general–whohitchupandpark butsomeofthesefolksdon’thave
blocking a field entrance with wherevertheyfeeltheycan. anywhereelsetogo.”
three caravans, two horseboxes “I don’t know these people. I Hepointedtotheculturaland
andchickencoopsasthecouncil haven’tgonetospeakwiththem. historicalimportanceofEpsomto
triedtomovethemon. “Iwouldgotospeakwiththem, the traveller community, which
Atabout4pm,thevehiclesand butit’snotmyplace.It’sinthe occasionallyholdslargeweddings
animals were parked outside handsofthelegaldepartment. andfuneralsinthemarkettown.
Hogsmill field at the far end of “Butrestassuredtheywillbe CliveWoodbridge,chairmanof
GreenLanes. movedonasquicklyaspossible.” theResidents’Association,said:
Councillor Clive Smitheram, However,CounSmitheramwent “Manymembersof thetraveller
whorepresentsWestEwell,said ontosaycouncilworkers“don’t communitymakeapositivecon-
thecouncilwasawareoftheprob- havemanyproblems”withtrav- tributiontoEpsomandEwell.
lemandprocesseshadbeensetin ellerfamilies. “However, sometimes we have
motiontoremovethefamilies. He said: “Some people simply problemswhenpeopledon’tabide
Healsosaidhebelieveditwas don’t understand travellers’ ap- bytheorderoftheday.”
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Money runs out for road repairs
REPORTER
BENWEICH
ben.weich@
london.newsquest.co.uk
Nominorhighwayrepairswill
bemadeinEpsomandEwellbor-
oughuntilatleastAprilbecause
thebudgethasrunout,accord-
ing to a borough and county
councillor.
Surrey County Council allo-
catesanannualbudgetforeach
boroughordistricttouseforfix-
ingthingslikeroadsiderailings
andpavingstonesonfootpaths.
Biggerprojectssuchasfilling
inpotholesarestillmanagedcen-
trally from county hall in
Kingston-upon-Thames.
ButEberKington,of theResi-
dents’ Association, has com-
plained that there is no more
money for smaller projects be-
causethecouncilspendsmoney
onitemssuchasartworkforthe Complaints:CouncillorEberKington EP72296
MagnaCarta800thanniversary
celebrations, which took place that; we should be fixing our bitdisingenuousthere.Thecuts
lastyear. roads. Part of the problem is aren’t related to spending any-
However,Conservativecounty localbudgetswerecutby25per where else or central Govern-
CouncillorJohnFureysaidthe centfromlastyeartothis,and ment cuts. We decided to
councildecidedtore-direct£2m willbecutbyanother25percent re-direct £2m over four years
overfouryearsawayfromlocal untilthenextyear.” awayfromlocalrepairteamsto
repairteamstofloodprevention The budget for borough and flood prevention in north-east
innorth-eastSurrey,wherethere district highways committees Surrey,wherewe’vehadflooding
havebeenfloodingissues. was£431,367in2014-15,whichfell issuesrecently.
CounKington,whositsonboth to£373,710thisyear.Itsettofall “Eberknewthis–hewasinthe
Epsom and Ewell and Surrey to£286,710in2015-16. full council meeting. He said
councils,said:“Peoplefrequently But the cabinet member for nothing,soIdon’tknowwhyhe’s
emailmetoasktofixthingslike highways,transportandflooding complaining.”
bent-over hand railings on the refutedCounKington’sclaims, ButCounFureyalsosaidtheef-
A240KingstonRoad.I’vehadto sayingthecutshadnothingtodo fectsofcentralGovernmentcuts
tell them they’ll have to wait withanyotherdepartment,but announcedintheautumnstate-
until the next financial year, rathertheyweretheresultofre- mentarestillbeingcalculatedby
whichbeginsinApril2016. directing money towards flood thecountycouncilfinanceteam.
“But, for example, Surrey prevention. Hesaid:“Thecutsarecoming
CountyCouncilspent£400,000on Coun Kington also said no andSurreywillbehitparticular-
pieces of art to celebrate the otherboroughordistrictreport- lyhardbecausetheythinkonly
Magna Carta anniversary. In edrunningoutofmoney. richpeoplelivehere.
thesefinanciallytoughtimeswe ConservativeCouncillorJohn “The finance team is looking
shouldn’tbespendingmoneyon Fureysaid:“IthinkEber’sbeena overitatthemoment.”
Sound equipment taken from garage
Thousandsof poundsof special- said:“Theequipmentcanonlybe “We’re also making regular
istsoundequipmentwasstolen operatedandusedbyspecialists. checksonsitessuchasEbayand
fromagarageinLeatherheadas “Thevictimhasputalltheseri- Gumtree to see if any of it is
policeaskforwitnessestocome alnumbersof thestolenequip- being advertised on there for
forward. mentonspecialistforums. sale.”
Thievesbrokeintoagarageina “Hehasalsospokentoacompa- ContactSurreyPoliceon101,
“secure area” just off Reigate nythatserviceshisequipment quoting crime reference
RoadonSunday,December20. andaskedittolethimknowif 45150114689,oranonymouslyto
DetectiveConstableMattJones anyonemakesanyenquiries. Crimestopperson0800555111.
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Wildlife charity saves fox
shot in neck with arrow
REPORTER
CRAIGRICHARD
craig.richard@
london.newsquest.co.uk
A fox with an arrow shot
through its neck has been
rescuedbyaLeatherheadan-
imalcharitythatnowhopes
torehabilitateit,andre-re-
leaseitintothewild.
The vixen was found to
havetwogaping5cmholesei-
ther side of her scruff and
muscledamagebeneaththe
woundsaftershewasrescued
onWednesday,December2.
Sheisnowonthemendand
vetsattheWildlifeAidFoun-
dation(WAF)–fromAnimal
Planet’s Wildlife SOS – be-
lievethatshewillmakeafull
recovery.
The WAF received calls
from residents in Dennis
Road, Park Road and Hurst
Lane in East Molesey, who
wereconcernedfortheani-
mal’swelfare.
Simon Cowell, founder of
thecharityinRandallsRoad,
Leatherhead, led a team of
volunteerstotrackdownthe Operation:VetEmmaLloretAvellacarriesoutsurgeryonthewoundedfox
woundedanimalandsaveit
fromfurtherharm. juriesandputherinarehabil- The Wildlife Aid Founda- everyyear.
Having successfully cap- itationpenatthecentre. tionanswerstoabout100in- Anumberof theincidents
turedthefox,thefoundation’s Withinminutes,shewasup cidents of humans being involve animals shot with
in-housevettendedtoherin- onherfeetandeating. deliberatelycrueltoanimals arrows.
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Challenge helps garden grow Staff come to aid of
OAP after bag snatch
ITworkersprovedtheirtoughnessby will allow 21 children at Women’s
tackling13.1milesof mudquagmires, Aidtocontinueusingtheprojectfor
electrical wire taps and barbed wire anothertwoyears.
crawlstosaveagardeningprojectata CharlotteKneer,refugemanagerfor
charity that supports women and Women’sAidsaid:“Ourchildrenhere
childrenfleeingdomesticabuse. attherefugeabsolutelylovegrowing
A team from ICT company Sweet- theirownvegetablesandherbs. REPORTER
haven tackled Tough Mudder in “It sounds a small thing, but for CRAIGRICHARD
Septembertoraise£650forReigateand childrenwhohavelostabsolutelyev-
BansteadWomen’sAid’sGardenClub erythingwhentheycomehereitgives craig.richard@
project. themsomethingtofocuson. london.newsquest.co.uk
The project was due to close down “Itteachesthemthatif younurture A distraught elderly woman
becauseoflackoffunding. and care for things then something whohadherChristmaswrecked
ButthemoneyraisedbySweethaven wonderfulwillgrow.” byathiefwhostoleherhandbag
wascomfortedby“marvellous”
staff at an Epsom homeware
shop.
Thedaughter-in-lawof the82-
year-oldvictimpraisedstaff at
WilkinsoninEpsomHighStreet
after they calmed her mother-
in-lawdownaftershecollapsed
inshock.
The victim was doing her Helpedvictim:JennyMeadowsandLeeClayton EP94803
Christmas shopping in Epsom of breath,butwasexpertlyas- grabbedontomyarmandheld
onMonday,November30when sistedbythestaff of Wilkinson ontome.I’mgladshe’salright.
herhandbag–containingmore who we cannot praise highly That’sallthatmatters.”
than £100 in cash, her keys, enough.” The victim’s daughter-in-law
readingglasses,addressbooks JennyMeadows,43,anassis- appealedforthethief todothe
and photographs of her late tanttillsuperviseratthestore, rightthingandreturnthebag.
husband–wasstolen. andLeeClayton,36,theassis- Shesaid:“TothatevilpersonI
Shefirstbecameawareof the tant manager, attended to the would say: ‘You’ve already
theftwhenshewenttopayfor strickenvictim. wreckedanoldlady’strustand
itemsinWilkinson,andrealised Theysatherdown,gavehera self-confidence,nottomention
herbagwasmissing. drink,andofferedtopayfora her Christmas and she is now
The woman asked to remain taxihome,butinherpanicshe living in fear, but I doubt you
anonymousandislivinginfear couldn’trememberheraddress. careaboutthat.
of thethief tryingtobreakinto MrsMeadowsandMrClayton “Butjustperhaps,youmight
herhomewithherstolenkeys. trackeddownherdaughter-in- showamodicumof humande-
She has since changed her law, who then came to collect cency and leave her handbag
locks. her. andherblackpursesomewhere
Herdaughter-in-lawsaid:“She Mrs Meadows, who has whereitcanbefound.”
actuallycollapsedinshock. workedtherefor12years,said: ToofferinformationtoSurrey
“She was completely dis- “It’sjustpartofthejob. Police call 101, quoting refer-
traughtandbecameillandout “Shewasreallyscared,soshe encenumber45150108467.