A 56-YEAR-OLD woman was left shaken after she was robbed of her handbag and mobile phone in Stourbridge town centre.

The incident happened as the woman walked along Bath Road near to the Crown Centre at around 1pm on Tuesday May 10.

DCJoanne Morgan, investigating the robbery, said: “The victim was approached from behind, a man has snatched her bag and after a short struggle he ran off with her handbag and mobile phone.”

The offender was a white man, around five feet six, of a slim build, with short dark brown hair and aged 25 to 30 and wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dudley CID at Brierley Hill Police Station on 0345 113 5000 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.