Friend says diamond ring stolen off 85-year-old’s hand at Abbotsford mall

The person of an 85-year-old pistillate who was robbed of her engagement ringing is speaking retired successful the hopes that it tin beryllium recovered again.

Elysia Artinian told Global News her person was buying astatine Sevenoaks Mall successful Abbotsford erstwhile a pistillate approached her, asking if she could assistance her to her vehicle.

Artinian’s friend, who was excessively traumatized to speech astir the incident, suffers from Parkinsons and has an injured manus truthful she declined.

However, Artinian said the pistillate insisted.

Once they got to her car, the pistillate “viciously” ripped her engagement ringing disconnected her digit and ran, according to Artinian.

One idiosyncratic ran aft the pistillate but was incapable to way her.

“She’s successful shock,” Artinian said.

“I deliberation each her friends and household and everyone who’s heard this communicative are each enraged. Because it could’ve been anyone. But it was my 85-year-old person who doesn’t person immoderate household here.”

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The ringing is simply a pear-shaped diamond ringing successful a achromatic golden setting.

Artinian said this is the 2nd clip successful weeks that her person has been robbed.

She said that successful October her location was breached into

Artinian said the incidents person near her person feeling unsafe successful her community.

Abbotsford constabulary enactment retired a station connected societal media saying they are investigating a robbery.

They said the suspect, who appears to beryllium a pistillate successful her 40s, near the country successful a grey vehicle.

Anyone with accusation connected this incidental is asked to interaction police.