Woman (35) jailed for more than three years after stealing from vulnerable pensioner

Nicola Pratt, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to burglary at Sheffield Crown Court on Saturday.

The court heard that on the morning of Saturday, June 6, Pratt (pictured) approached her 90-year-old victim in a shop in the Balby Bridge area of Doncaster.

She offered to help the woman home with her shopping. When they reached her home, Pratt insisted on entering the property despite the victim asking her not to.

Once inside, Pratt was left alone in the living room.

When the victim’s carer attended later that day, it was discovered that £780 in cash and two ornaments were missing.

PC Nicola Blewitt, investigating officer, said: “This was a callous crime committed against an extremely vulnerable lady.

"Burglary can have a lasting impact on victims and I hope this sentence shows that it will not be tolerated in our communities.”