Can't delete text messages 'DELETE' disappears

Hi there,
I hope someone can help.
I have an iPhone 5 and iOS7.03(11B511) with a LOT of messages on it.  The phone seems to be running slowly (laggy) at times especially within messages.
I'm trying to free up some space and do general housekeeping on the phone to help solve this problem by deleting messages.  When I swipe left to show the 'Delete' option, it briefly shows then disappears.  I hardly get a chance to tap Delete before it goes.  Even when I think I have tapped Delete, it doesn't work.
The other way (by clicking 'Edit') shows the red and white 'Minus' sign. I tap that and the same thing happens with the Delete option. It briefly shows and then goes again.
I have powered off the phone and brought it back up again and then closed apps in the background to the minimum in the hope to free up some resource but still no joy.
My total avaiable storage (according to About) is 10.2Gb.
Does anyone know how I can overcome this problem?
Many thanks!

Hi, thank you for the reply.  It usually only stays for a fraction of a second (like half a second perhaps).  I managed to delete a few messages last night as the Delete option stayed a little longer.  After deleting maybe twenty messages it started doing the same thing again (Delete option only staying for a brief moment).
Thanks!

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