Bury St Edmunds fundraiser for robbery victim in 80s

Paul Goodings from Bury St Edmunds has started a fundraiser for a resident on Northumberland Avenue in the Suffolk town, who was robbed of his wallet.

The man, in his 80s, was also hit with a baton but did not sustain serious injuries.

Mr Goodings, 46, who set up the fundraiser after seeing the news, said: "It touched my heart and I couldn't just sit there and do nothing.

"I don't know the gentleman. I don't know anything about the gentleman. I don't know how much was taken, or what in particular was taken.

Paul Goodings set the fundraiser up to raise money for a man in his 80s who was robbed (Image: Paul Goodings)

"But what had happened is absolutely dreadful and didn't sit right with me.

"I thought to myself, I have all evening and I am doing nothing, why don't I put my time into trying to make good of something so dreadful?

"If we can make this guy's Christmas better for him, as a community, then that will be absolutely amazing."

Since setting the fundraiser up on December 7, it has raised £660, with all money going to the gentleman.

Mr Goodings, a father of five, continued: "It has had a massive response.

"The community are really pulling together immensely, which is fantastic. It is absolutely amazing.

The incident happened on Northumberland Avenue in Bury St Edmunds (Image: Google Maps)

"It is not the first time and it won't be the last the community at Bury St Edmunds do something like this.

"My intentions were just to take all money raised and evidence of it to the police, who can then pass it on to the gentleman, but I think it has gone on to be a community thing.

"It would be nice if the community could give him the money themselves and hopefully we can make his Christmas more special than it would have been."

To donate to the fundraiser, click here.