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| Woman dies after mugging in west London | Woman dies after mugging in west London |
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| An 85-year-old woman died after she fell and hit her head as muggers snatched her handbag, Scotland Yard has said. | An 85-year-old woman died after she fell and hit her head as muggers snatched her handbag, Scotland Yard has said. |
| Detectives are treating her death as murder and are appealing for witnesses who saw the thieves strike on Monday afternoon in an alleyway in Greenford, west London. | Detectives are treating her death as murder and are appealing for witnesses who saw the thieves strike on Monday afternoon in an alleyway in Greenford, west London. |
| Officers were called at around 1.50pm to Oldfield Lane South where the woman was hurt but still conscious. | Officers were called at around 1.50pm to Oldfield Lane South where the woman was hurt but still conscious. |
| She was taken to hospital and died in the early hours of Tuesday morning. | She was taken to hospital and died in the early hours of Tuesday morning. |
| Detective Chief Inspector Russell Taylor said: "We are keen to speak to anyone who may have seen the sequence of events which will have occurred in a potentially busy area of Greenford in daylight. | Detective Chief Inspector Russell Taylor said: "We are keen to speak to anyone who may have seen the sequence of events which will have occurred in a potentially busy area of Greenford in daylight. |
| "We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who may have seen the victim or the suspects at the time." | "We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who may have seen the victim or the suspects at the time." |
| Police believe two black men dressed in dark clothes sneaked up behind the woman and stole her bag, causing her to fall. | Police believe two black men dressed in dark clothes sneaked up behind the woman and stole her bag, causing her to fall. |
| They ran off in the direction of Farm Dale Crescent with the handbag, which was later found by detectives. | They ran off in the direction of Farm Dale Crescent with the handbag, which was later found by detectives. |
| A police spokeswoman would not reveal what was in the bag when it was taken. | A police spokeswoman would not reveal what was in the bag when it was taken. |
| The woman's family have been told but she has not yet been formally identified, the Metropolitan police said. | The woman's family have been told but she has not yet been formally identified, the Metropolitan police said. |
| A postmortem examination is due to take place on Wednesday. | A postmortem examination is due to take place on Wednesday. |
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