Kris Miller, Courier, 18/09/11. Picture today shows police presence on Stirling Street, Dundee after Cathie Henderson (84) was attacked on her doorstep and subjected to a violent mugging in her home last night.
Police are hunting a man who carried out a vicious and unprovoked assault and robbery on a disabled man.
The man, said to be in his 20s, attacked the vulnerable 62-year-old in broad daylight and stole a three-figure sum of money in a street close to Leven town centre.
The victim, who walks with the aid of a zimmer frame, suffered minor cuts and grazes in the incident in Victoria Road at 1.35pm on Tuesday.
Police have appealed for witnesses and issued a description of the man they want to trace.
He is of slim build and around 5ft 10in. He was wearing a white jacket at the time of the assault.
PC Nicola Mowbray said: ”This was a vicious and unprovoked assault on a vulnerable man and I am appealing for anyone who has any information, to contact Fife Police on 0845 600 5702 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”
