POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an elderly woman was mugged as she walked home.
The 76-year-old got off a bus at about 8.15pm at the James Cook University Hospital, in Overdale Road, Middlesbrough.
As she walked home, a man pushed her into bushes and grabbed her black and cream bag.
The mugger was about 19, 5ft 6in and of medium build. He wore a dark tracksuit and baseball cap.
Police particularly want to speak to a woman who got off the bus at the same time and walked into Evesham Road just before the attack.
Anyone with information is asked to call (01642) 303126.
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