This is the shocking moment a suspected shoplifter fleeing the scene of his crime barges a pensioner to the ground.
The 75-year-old woman suffered broken wrist during the incident in Oldham .
It was captured on a dashcam by a passing motorist.
Footage shows the man running from Chadderton Shopping Precinct in Middleton Road with what appears to be something tucked under his arm.
But he crashes into a pensioner in a red coat walking along the pavement, sending her tumbling to the ground.
As passers-by come to her aid, the suspected shoplifter runs across Middleton Road and flees the scene.
The woman is now recovering at home.
Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident, which took place at 2.30pm yesterday (Tuesday).
Insp Karen Taylor, from GMP ’s Oldham District, said: “This is an awful incident which has resulted in an elderly lady suffering a broken wrist.
"Thankfully she is recovering well at home but she is understandably shaken and sore after her ordeal.
“Images of the moment when she was knocked to the ground have been caught on dashcam and shared on social media.
"Members of the public will be understandably shocked by this and we would like to speak to the man who features in that footage in connection with this.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 0161 856 8972 quoting reference 1229 of 25/06/19 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
