I HAVE just read the article 'Hero Phil steps in to foil cash grab'.
First of all well done to Phil for helping the elderly gentleman, but I was disgusted at the comment from the police.
How, I ask, has justice been done when the offender Lee Murray has only been given an eight week jail sentence that has been suspended for a year and a measly benefit reduction of £80.
People who prey on the weak and vulnerable like this, should have their benefits scrapped completely.
Maybe that will serve as a deterrent to commit crime.
Lee Jones, St Helens
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