An elderly woman was left with injuries to her hand after a man snatched her handbag as she walked in a deserted alleyway.
Oxford police are appealing for information about the attack.
The woman, 72, who has not been named, was walking in the alleyway, off The Slade, Headington, at 10.30am last Tuesday, when a man cycled up behind her.
He knocked her to the ground before snatching her handbag.
Police said man was white, aged about 20, wearing army-style trousers and a long-sleeved T-shirt. He had light brown, short curly hair.
Anyone with information can contact Oxford police on 01865 266333, or CrimeStoppers on 0800 555111.
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