Bradford attacker knocks elderly victim's head against kerb
The 78-year-old woman was grabbed from behind and thrown onto the floor as she walked home on Henderson Place.
Her attacker, a white man of around 5ft 10ins tall, then knocked her head against the kerb to try and make her let go of her handbag.
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Hide AdBut the man, who was wearing a grey hooded tracksuit with black stripes down the leg and had short brown hair, fled empty-handed towards Wyke Lane when he a passerby intervened.
The attack occurred on Saturday at around 1.15pm.
Any witnesses are asked to contact Bradford CID via 101 quoting crime reference 13170359529.