Strangers come to aid of scooter rider ambushed by moped gang

Octogenarian Rosemary Bodger intervened in the attempted robbery

Friday 02 February 2018 18:30 GMT

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An 80-year-old grandmother was among a number of strangers who stepped in to stop an attempted moped robbery in north London.

Rosemary Bodger, intervened by grabbing the handlebars of the Vespa while two men tried to steal the scooter.

She was joined by a man in a suit and two builders brandishing copper poles as the two men rode away.

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Strangers come to aid of scooter rider ambushed by moped gang

Octogenarian Rosemary Bodger intervened in the attempted robbery

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