Wisbech women Sacha Fordham and Chelsea Jones jailed after robbing man of £40

Two women have been jailed after admitting robbing a man of £40 in Wisbech last summer.

Sacha Fordham, 34, approached the 65-year-old man in Orange Drove on the afternoon of August 5 last year and asked him if he could spare £3.

The man declined and continued walking, but had his path blocked by Fordham.

Feeling uncomfortable, he moved a money bag containing cash taken from his window cleaning job from his front pocket to his back one, at which point Fordham tried to snatch it from his hands.

Chelsea Jones, 27, then appeared and began helping Fordham to prise the bag from the man’s grasp while he called out for help.

Jones eventually ripped the bag in two and made off with £40 in notes, leaving the victim with a handful of coins.

Police were called and they then found the pair in Tillery Park in Wisbech town centre.

Jones, of Blunts Drove, Wisbech, appeared at Huntingdon Law Court yesterday where she admitted robbery and was sentenced to 48 weeks in prison.

Fordham, of Poppy Close, Wisbech, appeared at Cambridge Crown Court on February 11 where she was sentenced to six months in prison after previously pleading guilty to robbery.

Detective Constable Lisa Flatters, who investigated, said: “This was clearly a frightening ordeal for the victim who was going about his own business when he was robbed of his earnings.

“I am pleased the women both eventually admitted the offence and have been handed custodial sentences.”