AN 86-year-old woman was left shocked but unhurt after she was mugged at the weekend.

The woman was walking along Mosman Terrace, in Middlesbrough, at about 1pm, on Saturday, when a man jumped from a light-coloured Renault 5 car and approached her from behind.

He snatched her bag and got back into the car, which then drove off into Pallister Park.

The man is described as white, over 6ft, in his late 20s to early 30s and with short brown hair.

He was wearing a long, black, hooded jacket, dark bottoms and white trainers.

The car was driven by a woman of roughly the same age, with shoulder-length, peroxide blonde hair showing black roots.

She was wearing a luminous yellow Adidas tracksuit top, with three black stripes down each arm.

Anyone with information is asked to ring PC Mark Puckrin on (01642) 303219 or 303126.