Mugger attacked 92-year-old widow shortly after the death of her husband

A mugger brutally robbed a 92-year-old widow and left her suffering recurring nightmares after he was let out of his psychiatric unit unescorted for an hour, a court heard. Sanchez Edwards, 28, dragged defenceless Gladys Scriven along the ground in Hackney, east London, after she bravely refused to let go of her handbag. Mrs Scriven was making her way to a medical centre in Hoxton Street on June 27 when Edwards came up behind her. Edwards managed to wrench the…