TWO callous young girls stole £80 from the bag of an 86-year-old woman as she queued in a Hereford shop.

The victim, whose husband died in February, was waiting to pay for items in a greeting card shop in Eign Gate on Tuesday afternoon when the robbers struck.

They stole two bankbooks and a wallet containing precious family mementoes before walking away. Witnesses to the attack, which happened between 10am and 1pm on May 23, should contact Hereford Police on 01432 276422.