Attempted robbery in Leeds

    Police are appealing for information following an attempted robbery in Leeds.

    At about 9.50pm on Thursday, 10 August a 19-year-old woman was walking along Butcher Hill in Hawksworth, when she felt someone tugging her bag from behind.

    The woman pulled on her bag to keep hold of it, but then fell to the floor.

    The suspect ran off down a footpath close to the Abbey Grange School.

    He is described as being of large build and is believed to be in his twenties.

    He was wearing a black tracksuit with the hood up.

    The woman was unhurt and nothing was taken.

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