A pensioner appears to have made a miraculous recovery during a recent trip to Tesco.

He was seen hobbling around with his walking stick before allegedly thieving items from the supermarket in Penarth, near Cardiff.

He is then seen running out of the store without any need for his stick.

Suddenly the stick appears to be redundant (Picture: Wales News Service)

It was all caught on CCTV and now police want to speak to the man whose incredible health turnaround was witnessed by security staff.


Police say they are looking for a man in a green and white striped shirt and wearing a bobble hat.

They’re also looking for another younger man who was wearing a T-shirt and shorts and who watched him leave the store.



Officers released the CCTV image following the alleged theft from the Tesco store – although they haven’t revealed what was taken.

Police are asking for anyone information to call them on 101 quoting reference 1800300877 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.