Some of the latest handbag and purse thefts from around the globe.

Thieves target shoppers in South Africa, muggers robbed a pensioner, stealing the engagement ring she had worn since she was 16 and another yob attacked a pensioner.

A handbag was stolen from a pub, and another from the street.

A couple of readers have also had problems:

I had bag stolen off trolly in asda barnsley yorkshire 140 cash phone bank books keys had to have house and car locks changed robbed again by locksmith,quoted 110 on phone this was just call out charge ended up being 185 for 1 lock.asda security poor couldnt find me on camera even though i was on clothing most of time took them 5 days to get back to me

and

MY BAG WAS STOLEN IN GLASGOW AT THE BHIPBRIGGES SWIMMING POOL WITH ALL MY ID AND MONEY AND CARDS. SICK PEOPLE STOLE THE MONEY FROM A BOYS BRIGADE GROUP

Drugs stolen from care worker’s handbag, there was a horrifying mugging in New York, a student thief avoids jail, a woman has described the thief who stole her purse while she was in a Paignton charity shop as ‘scum’. Finally, sadly another woman’s handbag was stolen as she tended a grave.