Callous thieves have been jailed after distracting an elderly church volunteer by pretending to pray – and then stealing her purse.Career criminals Ben Stacey, aged 34, and 42-year-old Jason Allchin tricked the woman so they could snatch a purse and cash from a church office.The drug-using duo distracted the woman into showing them how to write a prayer for the prayer tree, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Stacey and Allchin went on to steal purses from two other elderly ladies.Jailing both men...
