'I've gone to the shop and come back and my car's gone... with my 89-year-old mum inside'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThis is the moment a panicked daughter called the police after her car was stolen - with her 89-year-old blind mum inside. The car was snatched from near Market Hall in Ashton-under-Lyne on Saturday, January 6.
The owner had left her mum, who was blind, disabled and has dementia, inside the car with the engine running to keep the heating on.
She left her for 10 minutes as she went into the shops. But David Stephenson, not phased by the fact the elderly woman was inside, got into the car and drove off. READ NEXT: Teen, 18, dies two weeks after stabbing as murder investigation launched The victim made a panicked call to 999.
In footage shared by Greater Manchester Police today, following Stephenson's sentencing, the woman is heard saying: "I've gone to the shop to pick some slippers up for my mum and I've come back and my car's gone with my mum.
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