A cold-hearted thief mugged a frontline coronavirus nurse as she cycled home from work - then threatened to stab her when she demanded her stuff back.
Gillian Bishop had just finished her first day back at a doctor's practice, after self-isolating with Covid-19 symptoms, when a hooded man snatched her handbag.
The 62-year-old then followed the man in an attempt to reclaim her possessions but he turned around and reportedly told her "come closer and I'll stab you".
The usually busy street was empty due to the lockdown and so Ms Bishop backed down - but the shock of the incident led to a sleepless night and she couldn't work the next day.