At around 10.45pm on Saturday 10 April, a kind-hearted young couple noticed a disoriented woman in her seventies wandering the streets of Worthing. Acting quickly, they drove her to the A&E Department at Worthing Hospital to ensure she received urgent medical attention.
After making sure the woman was in safe hands, the couple left without leaving their contact details. The woman was treated at the hospital, but the following morning police were informed that a woman matching her description had gone missing from a local care home earlier that evening.
Detective Constable Kat Wilkins of West Sussex Safeguarding Investigations said: “We would very much like to speak to this couple, not just to thank them for looking after the woman, but because they are valuable witnesses in an ongoing criminal investigation. If you recognise them, please get in touch online or call 101, quoting serial 289 of 11/04. We want to stress they are not under suspicion.”
In connection with the case, two women aged 58 and 20 were arrested on suspicion of ill-treatment by neglect related to the woman between 10-11 April. The 20-year-old also faces charges of fraud by false representation. Both have been interviewed and released on police bail pending further inquiries until 11 July.
If you have any information about the mystery couple or the investigation, please contact West Sussex Police immediately. Your tip could make all the difference.
Originally published by UKNIP.
