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July 27, 2004
WASN'T THIS A MONTY PYTHON SKIT ONCE?
Remember the old Python bit about the gangs of grannies roaming the streets of England, beating up on young men and terrorizing the population with purse muggings? I couldn't help but think of that skit when I read this story:
ROME, Italy (Reuters)-- Italian police have arrested an 80-year-old great-grandmother suspected of drugging and robbing easily fooled victims for years to feed her gambling habit.
Vittoria Benetti was detained after her last victim, a 70-year-old woman travelling in the same train compartment, identified her in a photo, Italian media reported Saturday. Benetti drugged her with a cup of coffee and then escaped with 1,000 euros ($1,226) which she promptly spent at a casino in neighboring Slovenia.
Let this be a lesson to you all: don't take any coffee from strange elderly women!
