This brave 72-year-old woman was captured on CCTV fighting off a bike thief at Barnsley Antique Centre last Sunday (October 13). <br /><br />Barnsley Antique Centre’s owner revealed to Newsflare that the man attempted to sell the £1200 bike to his shop.<br /><br />Luckily the shop owner recognized the bike as stolen from a local 13-year-old boy, who posted an advert on the facebook group ‘Stolen Bikes Barnsley Area.’<br /><br />Even after the bike was confiscated by Barnsley Antique Centre, the thief returned, leaving the shops owner’s mother to put up a fight.<br /><br />Barnsley Antique Centre’s owner told Newsflare that his mother was left with cuts on both her hands.<br /><br />The incident was reported to the police and the bike was eventually returned to its rightful owner, who later decided not to press charges.
