A PURSE was stolen from a woman in an Evesham card shop, in the High Street.

It is believed that as the elderly victim was leaving a card shop, a male and female tried to help her out of the door, it was after the shopper realised her purse was missing.

The incident happened at around 3.30pm on Tuesday.

Anyone with information, contact police on 101 quoting incident number 0426S121217.