A woman was pushed to the floor and robbed of her handbag by a thug who then cycled off on a mountain bike.
The robbery happened at around 6.40pm on Saturday, as a 56-year-old woman was walking past the ‘Your Local Express’ shop on Althorp Road, in St James.
A man appeared from behind nearby garages, pushed her to the floor and took her brown leather handbag.
He then ran down the lane next to Stanley Road, got on a mountain bike and rode off towards Marlborough Road.
He was 20 to 25 years old, 5ft 3in, of stocky build and with tanned skin. He was wearing a grey hooded top with the hood up, grey jogging trousers and was riding a silver mountain bike with large black tyres.