86-year-old British woman uses bacon to fend off thief
"Whilst shopping, the lady was challenged by an unknown female."
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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.
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GMP Trafford South shared this unusual story on their Facebook page on Tuesday.
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LONDON -- An 86-year-old woman has fended off a would-be mugger with a packet of freshly bought supermarket bacon.
The slightly odd incident, which took place inside a supermarket in Altrincham, UK, was recounted by Greater Manchester Police on their Facebook page on Tuesday morning.
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Unsurprisingly, the tale went down well on Facebook.
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Others, meanwhile, picked up on the police's unusual hashtag choice.
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Mostly, though, people wanted to wish the woman well.
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Greater Manchester Police were reported by the BBC as saying the woman is now "safe and well."
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