Did you witness a robbery in the Breightmet area?

Detectives are appealing for information after an elderly woman was robbed near Honiton Drive on Thursday 3 December 2020.

At around 11.20am, a man threatened a woman in her 70s and demanded her purse.

During the robbery, the woman was grabbed and suffered facial injuries.

A man fled on foot with the woman's mobile phone towards Somerton Road.

The man officers want to speak to is described as white, aged between 30 to 40, of medium build and about six foot tall. He was wearing glasses with oblong shaped lenses with dark frames. He was also wearing a dark-coloured hat, a face mask and a waist-length dark-coloured anorak padded jacket.

Anyone who has any information about the robbery should call 0161 856 5757 quoting incident 1052 of 03/12/20. Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.