‘Free’ hairdo cost $80

Press, 4 February 1982, Page 4

‘Free’ hairdo cost $80

A partly disabled woman pensioner, aged 78, ended up $BO poorer yesterday after she agreed to have her hair done in her home by twc “nice young women.” The young women arrived at the block of pensioners flats in Clent Lane, Sprey don, about 10.30 a.m. ant asked if they could do th< woman’s hairfor nothing. The woman, who is parti; blind and partly deaf, gladl; agreed. "She thought the; were nice, kind girls," said ; police spokesman. While the young womei were doing'their good deed

n the elderly woman’s husband p made them a cup of tea and r gave them cakes. ir They wdre thanked o profusely, and left. Later, the elderly couple found that $BO d had been stolen from a hands’ bag in a wardrobe. /• They called the police, but d the young women could not le be found. The police believe that the ly pair might have preyed upon ly other elderly people, ally though yesterday’s incident a was the first reported to the police. in “We would urge pensioners d, or anybody else to be very

careful about accepting such offers from strangers,” said a police spokesman. Both of the young women were aged between 18 and 20. One was a European, about 173 cm (sft Bin) tall, and wearing a blue jersey or cardigan, and a coloured skirt. The other was a Maori, about 160 cm (sft Sin) tall, and wearing a coloured dfess or skirt. The Christchurch police Would like to hear from anyone who has been visited by, or has seen, two young women fitting the descriptions.