An 80-year-old woman was rushed to hospital after she was seriously assaulted and robbed on Chapel Walk in Bromsgrove.

The elderly lady was assaulted on April 13 after leaving the HSBC bank near-by and her handbag together with a quantity of cash was stolen.

The victim suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment.

Officers now have CCTV footage of a man they want to speak to. 

PC Richard Longfils said: “We would like to speak to the man in the CCTV image as we believe he may be able to help with our ongoing investigation and would also ask that anyone passing by the location of incident who may have dash-cam footage to also please get in touch.”

Anyone who has any information regarding this incident is asked to contact the police on 101 and quote incident number 198i of the 13 April 2021 or via the ‘Tell us about’ section on the West Mercia Police website.