Florida great-grandma takes a bite out of crime

[July 29, 2010]  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- A great-grandmother in Daytona Beach bit an assailant and was dragged several feet hanging on to the getaway car of a couple who snatched her purse.

Patricia Robertson doesn't know how she summoned the strength, but the commotion she created helped get her belongings back.

Police said the 73-year-old was accosted at a gas station over the weekend by a man and woman who grabbed her purse and tried to speed off. On instinct, Robertson said she bit the man hard enough to draw blood and hung on to their truck when that failed.

A bystander who saw the attack called 911 and followed the assailants, updating police until they could apprehend the couple.

Robertson said she's sore and almost lost a tooth, but thankful for the good Samaritan's help.

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Information from: Daytona Beach News-Journal, http://www.news-journalonline.com/

[Associated Press]

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