Police are linking two town centre muggings, which happened within minutes of each other and left one woman with a broken jaw.
The first incident happened on Monday, sometime between 5.30pm and 6.30pm, in Weedon Road, Northampton.
A 57-year-old woman was walking along Weedon Road towards the town centre, near Matalan, when she was approached by two men who blocked her path and demanded money.
A small amount of cash was taken. The woman was then punched, which resulted in a broken jaw.
Then, a 52-year-old woman was walking along Duston Road when she was approached by two men.
One of the men blocked the victim’s path and demanded money. She escaped without any injury and nothing was stolen.
The two men are white, in their late teens to early 20s, between 5ft 2in and 5ft 6in, and were wearing grey sports clothes.