A HEARTBROKEN daughter has called on the street robber who caused her elderly mother’s death to give himself up.

Two years after Mary Porter died following injuries caused by the mugger, her daughter, Shelagh Orrell, said: “Give us some peace and some closure.”

She added: “I am just hoping that whoever is responsible for this comes forward.”

Mary Porter died two years ago after being attacked in Bolton town centre as she returned from a trip to bingo.

The 80-year-old died on her daughter’s birthday, two months after she was mugged.

She was making her way home to Paderborn Court after getting off a bus in Moor Lane when she was attacked by a cyclist and her handbag, containing £30 in bingo winnings, was snatched.

In August, an inquest ruled that Mrs Porter died as a direct result of the attack.

Mrs Orrell, aged 47, who works in a call centre, said she was desperate for someone to come forward with information.

“The man who did this should come forward. This could happen to someone else — to someone else’s mother or grandmother.

“Whoever has done this should do the punishment for the Crime that has been committed.

“I don’t know how he can live with this on his conscience,” she said.

Det Insp Andy Richardson, of the major incident team, echoed Mrs Orrell’s appeal for help.

“This is a despicable crime on a defenceless woman and a crime we are determined to detect,” he said. He added: “Mary was a fragile, elderly woman who was targeted by a spineless thief for the contents of her handbag.

“While he was left with the few pounds that were in her purse, Mary’s family have been left devastated and two years on are still struggling to come to terms with her death. She was a much loved grandmother and mother who would not have died the way she did had she not been robbed and I am determined to get justice for her.

“The offender has to live with the knowledge that she died as a result of the robbery and we are continuing to appeal for anyone with information about the person responsible to call police.”

Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on 0161 856 5448 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111