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So i was able to whack him a number of times. i realized then he had a hammer in his hand and he dropped it. i think he realized it was all over. >> and not a moment too soon for anns 71-year-old arthritic legs. bystanders pounce on the robbers, holding them until police arrive. now that shes had a moment to think about what she just did, reality starts to set in. >> mad. absolutely mad. >> ann was never scared but does worry what one person will think about her actions. >> i have to tell you, m...

Mopeds rev their engines. it appears no one can stop these helmeted hooligans from their brazen afternoon heist. that is no one except for super granny. >> im exceedingly feisty. i know how to smack your hand if its in the wrong place. >> reporter: her name is ann timson. and cloaked in red, flying down the street with the greatest of ease, the 71-year-old british granny vigilante decides to take justice into her own hands. beating the armed bandits with the only weapon she has, her handbag. >> ...

Northampton, england. its a bold and brash robbery in broad daylight as three sledgehammer-wielding thugs wail away at this jewelry store front. and three getaway drivers on mopeds rev their engines. it appears no one can stop these helmeted hooligans from their brazen afternoon heist. that is no one except for super granny. >> im exceedingly feisty. i know how to smack your hand if its in the wrong place. >> reporter: her name is ann timson. and cloaked in red, flying down the street with the g...

What is my son going to say. i could have been hurt. i could have been killed. >> so why did ann decide to put herself in harms way in the first place? well, turns out it wasnt to stop a robbery. its her maternal instinct and the thought of her son that mistakenly makes her jump into the fray in the first place. >> i thought i saw one kid running to the shop doorway which was the jewelers and, three, boys chasing him and giving him a beating. i could see their arms going. i thought he was gettin...

I could have been killed. >> so why did ann decide to put herself in harms way in the first place? well, turns out it wasnt to stop a robbery. its her maternal instinct and the thought of her son that mistakenly makes her jump into the fray in the first place. >> i thought i saw one kid running to the shop doorway which was the jewelers and, three, boys chasing him and giving him a beating. i could see their arms going. i thought he was getting a beating. >> ann doesnt know it yet, but the boy i...

Worry what one person will think about her actions. >> i have to tell you, my first thought was, oh, my god. what is my son going to say? i could have been hurt. i could have been killed. >> so why did ann decide to put herself in harms way in the first place? well, turns out it wasnt to stop a robbery. its her maternal instinct and the thought of her son that mistakenly makes her jump into the fray in the first place. >> i thought i saw one kid running to the shop doorway which was the jewelers...

Stop it, stop it because that had been my kid, i wasnt going to let him take a beating from three. thats how i felt about it. >> then as ann approaches the men, furiously swinging sledgehammers she, quickly realizes the situation isnt what she thinks, that she just ran herself right into the middle of a daytime robbery. and thats when her anger takes over. but when ann gets a better look at the man who threatened her only moments earlier, instantly, her anger subsides. >> the one boy i saw, and ...

Handbag. >> it was just instinct. and im just swinging my bag to the left and to the right. i was angry. i was angry that they dared to do it in daylight like that. >> she misses with her first few swings but then as the would-be thieves try to get away, one of the scooters topples over. so i was able to whack him a number of times. i realized then he had a hammer in his hand and he dropped it. i think he realized it was all over. >> and not a moment too soon for anns 71-year-old arthritic legs....

Sledgehammer-wielding thugs wail away at this jewelry store front. and three getaway drivers on mopeds rev their engines. it appears no one can stop these helmeted hooligans from their brazen afternoon heist. that is no one except for super granny. >> im exceedingly feisty. i know how to smack your hand if its in the wrong place. >> reporter: her name is ann timson. and cloaked in red, flying down the street with the greatest of ease, the 71-year-old british granny vigilante decides to take just...

>> so why did ann decide to put herself in harms way in the first place? well, turns out it wasnt to stop a robbery. its her maternal instinct and the thought of her son that mistakenly makes her jump into the fray in the first place. >> i thought i saw one kid running to the shop doorway which was the jewelers and, three, boys chasing him and giving him a beating. i could see their arms going. i thought he was getting a beating. >> ann doesnt know it yet, but the boy isnt a victim in this incid...