AN ELDERLY woman who lives near Cirencester had her cash cards stolen whilst she was shopping at a Cheltenham supermarket last week. 

Ppolice are now appealing for information.

The incident happened at Morrisons on Caernarvon Road in Hatherley between 10am and 10.30am on Tuesday, February 10.

The victim, a 78-year-old woman from Colesbourne, near Cirencester, was returning to her car, a silver Volkswagen Fox, after doing her shopping.

As she put the shopping in the car and got into the driver’s seat she was approached by a woman.

The woman asked the victim for directions to the hospital, to which she has obliged. As the victim wrote down the directions, a man joined the woman. Once the woman received the directions the two walked off.

As the victim attempted to fill her car up with fuel she then discovered that her credit and debit cards were missing.

It is believed that the cards were attempted to be used in two shops.

The first offender is described as female, of eastern European origin, aged between 30 and 40 and with brown hair. The second offender is described as male, again of eastern European origin and between 30 and 40 years of age. He had short, dark, curly hair.

Anyone who may have information on the incident is asked to contact Gloucestershire Police on 101, quoting incident number 292 of February 10.