An elderly man on a mobility scooter pleaded with a thief after he was robbed of £1,100 in broad daylight in Nottinghamshire.
Andrew Merritt, 34, of Cheapside, Worksop, asked the 88-year-old if he could spare a couple of pounds.
The pensioner gave him £3.10, and Meritt hugged the man before grabbing his wallet and grinning as he walked away.
Merritt stole £1,100 in banknotes before changing his clothes to evade capture.
He denied stealing the money and said the pensioner agreed to purchase a bike from him.
Merritt was jailed for four years on Wednesday (8 October) after pleading guilty to robbery.
