Linda console yourself with hoping that the idea of Karma exists. In that case these ‘people’ will somewhere at sometime get their ‘reward’. Maybe not today maybe not tommorrow. I sympathise with you but there are many many good honest people out there.

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H. St. John Peasbody why do you always feel the need to contribute something negative? Stop picking!

To Linda, I am sorry for your mum, I hope she is able to move forward from this experience. Unfortunately there are some very dishonest people in the world. I agree with the first comment, karma will happen.

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H.St. John Peasbody – a reply to your comment – my mother had her purse when we pulled up in the car park at ASDA, as she took her shopping list out of the zip pocket. I dont intend to malign the shop, just the person who took the purse.

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I appreciate Linda Sexton taking the time to clarify the situation. Maybe this information should have been included in her original letter?

Of course, this is a very sad event. But we must learn to forgive – how can we ever hope to build a better society if we don’t?

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when i was a lad of 10 i found fifteen shillings and sixpence in a telephone box, near porthill rd roundabout on shrewsbury’s old bypass. i took it with my parents to a police station and 4 weeks later a 10 year old became richer by 15 shillings and sixpece, this was way back in 1950. regrettably times change i hope i could be as honest now as an innocent child 60 years ago.
it is to be regretted that society and morals have changed so much over the years

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Why oh why did she deliberately leave her purse if she didn’t want it being stolen?

And then she berates her daughter into writing to the local paper to complain!

And then she brings her poor sick father into it for sympathy – what a disgrace

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