Pensioners trade blows in supermarket scooter clash

Two elderly women on mobility scooters had to be dragged apart as they exchanged blows and rammed into each other in the aisle of an Iceland supermarket.

Staff at the store in Crawley, West Sussex, intervened when they heard them screaming. A shelf-stacker, who did not wish to be named, said: "They could have been seriously hurt - they were ramming each other like dodgems.

"It was shocking. Seeing these two old ladies going for each other like that was truly disturbing."

Police called to the scene were told that the women had been friends but fell out over money. They arrested one of the pensioners, who has not been named, on suspicion of assault.

The other woman, Lucy Heslop, 78, suffered an injury to her arm and was taken to hospital.

Danielle Phillips, her granddaughter, said today: "The two of them met some months ago and this lady was always at grandma's house. They became really friendly but fell out massively over money."

She said the fight broke out when they met at the store for the first time since the row. Police said it is not known if the arrested pensioner will face charges.