Big-hearted Evening Times readers have rallied round to help a 90-year-old woman who said she “wanted to die” after a conman stole £200 from her.

City boxing promoter Alex Morrison has promised to send a £200 cheque and a businessman has also handed over £200 to the Evening Times.

On Tuesday we told how the brave pensioner chased the thief after he snatched her purse and money.

He claimed to be selling clothes when he turned up at her Maryhill flat soon after she had collected her pension. He forced his way in, grabbed her purse which contained cash, a bank card and a bus pass, and ran off.

The 5ft 2in woman, who is too frightened to be named, then chased the robber down the stairs.

She said she was left too scared to stay in her home – but too frightened to leave. She said the experience had “ruined her life”.

Alex said: “She’s not to talk about dying. She’s got a lot of living left to do. I felt bad to hear about it, for an old person like that. I’d like to take her out for a meal and a drink.”

The other businessman, who did not want to be identified runs two city centre newsagents. He said: “I wanted to give the lady £200. I wanted to do something.”

Another reader, a woman from Clydebank, phoned the Evening Times in tears after reading the story and has pledged to send £25.

She said: “My mum died four years ago, and the same thing happened to her. There are such bad people in the world. I want her to know there are good people too.”

The victim, who once worked as an auditor for Ernst and Young, said she thought the gestures were “marvellous”.

She said: “All the bad people like this man and then you get good people like this. There are kind people out there and I want to say thank you.”

Police believe the same thief may also have struck at other homes.

At about 12.30pm last Tuesday, a 75-year-old man was robbed in his sheltered home, in Karol Path, near St George’s Road, and the following morning, a 78-year-old Maryhill woman was sold clothing at three times its value. On Thursday, a man forced his way into a 67-year-old woman’s home in Kirkland Street, but fled with nothing.

In each incident, the suspect was described as of Asian appearance, between 35 and 45, about 5ft 6in, with a slim build.

This week police held two days of action in relation to bogus crime in the Maryhill area in conjunction with the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency.