This is Teresa Blick. I spoke to her today and was struck how lovely she was.She was mugged last month and, bravely in my opinion, decided to speak to us about it.
She was walking home from the shops in Queens Road, Clarendon Park when she was literally jumped by a young thug.
He, for his troubles, walked away with a fiver.
I'm sure that's long gone. Into his arm presumably.
Teresa, who's 65 and a widow, struggled in the first few weeks after the attack.
She just didn't feel safe going out because of what this man had done to her.
Well, on a positive note, Teresa's attitude today seemed to be one of defiance.
"I'm not going to let this turn me into a recluse", she told me.
Good on her.
After all, people like Age Concern and Victim Support have told me down the years that crimes like this kill people.
Not instantly, but slowly as the victim withdraws from life and loses the confidence to be out in public.
There's only one thing outstanding.
When he took Teresa's purse our big man also took three photos of her grandchildren - who live miles away in the North East - and a mass card for a dear friend who died two years ago.
How can we get them back for her?
Seriously, if you live in the Montague Road area of Clarendon Park, check your gardens, alleyways and the like for a discarded purse, photos or a mass card.
It's a slim hope, but it's worth making the point.
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