KIND-HEARTED Pembroke Dock youngsters recently got together to help the elderly victim of a horrific broad daylight robbery.

Back in September, 83-year-old Jeanette Casey suffered a broken arm as 25-year-old Daniel James Gwynn tried to snatch her handbag as she walked her Jack Russell dog in the town’s Memorial Park.

She put up a fight and Gwynn had to push her down a bank to get the bag off her.

In October, Gwyn, then of Pembroke Street, was jailed four years and eight months after appearing at Swansea Crown Court.

Local youngsters who attend the PLC School based at Pembroke Dock Youth Centre, recently contacted local PCSO Nadia Sullivan to ask if they could offer any help to Mrs Casey.

Mrs Casey was delighted to accept the offer of help as the attack has left her with a broken arm and unable to undertake many daily tasks, but more importantly had stopped her from being able to do any gardening, which she loves.

The youngsters decided that they would help to cheer up Mrs Casey by clearing her garden and painting her walls and fences so that she can still enjoy the view from her house even though she can’t do the gardening herself.

The youngsters, using paint and tools supplied by the town’s B&Q and Wilko stores, have worked hard to tidy her garden for her. They have also walked her beloved dog Tilly.

PCSO Sullivan said that she was “overjoyed” to be approached.

“It is especially important because the idea came from the youngsters themselves as they were genuinely shocked and upset by what had happened and wanted to show her that there were people who cared about her in the community.

"To see the enthusiasm and hard work that these youngsters have displayed over recent weeks has been overwhelming but to see the happiness that they have brought to Mrs Casey after being a victim of such a terrible and shocking crime has been heart-warming to say the least.

"I can see a real bond being made between these people and it is lovely to hear Jean laugh again and it’s all down to these youngsters.

“They very often get bad press so I believe it’s important to let everyone know what the pupils of the PLC are doing and how they are helping to restore an elderly lady’s faith in people and helping her to look to the future and be positive again after such a terrible time in her life.”