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Herself in harm's way in the first place? well, turns out it wasn't to stop a robbery. it's 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 doesn't know it yet, but the boy isn't a victim in this incident at all. he's one of the robbers. >> so i don't know about running, but i ambled up the street shouting stop it, stop it, be...

>> so why did ann decide to put herself in harm's way in the first place? well, turns out it wasn't to stop a robbery. it's 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 doesn't know it yet, but the boy isn't a victim in this incident at all. he's one of the robbers. >> so i ambled up. i wasn't running, but i ambled up the st...

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. >> i'm exceedingly feisty. i know how to smack your hand if it's 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. >> i...

Helmeted hooligans from their brazen afternoon heist. that is no one except for super granny. >> i'm exceedingly feisty. i know how to smack your hand if it's 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. >> it was just instinct. and i'm 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. >> ...

It's 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 doesn't know it yet, but the boy isn't a victim in this incident at all. he's one of the robbers. >> so i don't know about running, but i ambled up the street shouting stop it, stop it, because that had been my kid, i wasn't going to let him take a beating from three. that's ...