A PENSIONER was attacked and robbed by a teenage girl in her bungalow.
The 71-year-old struggled with the burglar, who had let herself in to the home in Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, Wearside.
The pensioner fell to the floor and the teenager, aged about 18, grabbed a quantity of cash before fleeing.
The victim was treated at Sunderland Royal Hospital, but later released.
The burglar was described as 5ft 10ins, slim, with pale skin and dark shoulder-length hair.
She was wearing a dark, possibly multi-coloured, patterned anorak.
Sunderland City CID is appealing for witnesses to the burglary, which happened at 8.05pm, on Tuesday
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