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An elderly man is fighting for life after being robbed outside a Post Office in north London .

The 87-year-old was attacked on High Street, Ponders End at about 11am last Thursday .

Officers found him with head injuries.

He was taken to hospital by the London Ambulance Service where he remains in a life-threatening condition.

According to staff, the store’s CCTV caught the moment the pensioner withdrew money from a cashpoint machine and was ambushed by an offender.

He then collapsed to the ground.

One worker told the Standard: “I heard a scream coming from outside

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