
Detectives in Huddersfield are appealing for information following a robbery on Monday afternoon (21/11).
It occurred between 4.45pm and 4.55pm, as the victim, a 74-year-old woman was walking along Richmond Avenue in Fartown during heavy wind and rain. She was approached from behind by the suspect who grabbed her shoulder and handbag. As she turned around the suspect tried to force the bag from her grip and pulled the victim with such force, that she was knocked from her feet to the floor and left in the middle of the road. Whilst she was laid on the floor the suspect took the handbag and made off towards Spaines Road.
The suspect is described as a dark skinned male in his early 20's, around 5"3", wearing a brown hooded top with the hood up with a drawstring.
Constable Jack Hodges of Huddersfield CID said; "Understandably, the elderly victim was left very shaken following the incident, and thankfully wasn't seriously injured."