A feisty 88-year-old woman fought back when a man grabbed her handbag in Slough - engaging in a 'tug of war' as she tried to fight him off.
The victim who walks with the aid of a stick was heading southbound along the Farnham Road near the Three Tuns pub at the junction with Bath Road at about 8.15am, when a man brushed past her and tried to grab her handbag.
She struggled with the offender until he managed to break the handbag strap. He then ran off with the bag, which contained cash, a bank card, house keys and other personal belongings, along the Bath Road in the direction of Maidenhead.
The offender is described as white, about 18 to 20 years, around 5ft 11in to 6ft 1in and was wearing dark clothing.
The victim sustained bruising and swelling to her left wrist but did not require hospital treatment.
