A WOMAN needed stitches after being attacked and mugged while out walking.
The incident happened at 5.15pm yesterday on Whitefield Crescent, near the entrance to Barnwell Primary School, Penshaw, Sunderland.
She was pushed to the ground by an attacker who then stole her black shoulder bag.
The assailant, thought to be a man, and who was wearing a dark hooded top, ran off in the direction of Avondale Avenue and was lost from sight.
The woman needed stitches to her elbow and treatment for grazes on her right hand.
Anyone with information is asked to Houghton-le-Spring CID on 03456-043043 ext 66578 or call the charity Crimestoppers.
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