POLICE have released a video of a man they want to speak to after a woman in her 70s was threatened with a knife and robbed.
The victim's bag was snatched in New Street, Rubery, at around 9.30am on Thursday April 4.
Police said the pensioner was "not injured but understandably left extremely shaken" and have released a video of a man running who they want to trace.
#APPEAL | We want to speak to this man after a woman in her 70s was threatened with a knife and robbed in Rubery.
— Birmingham Police (@BrumPolice) May 21, 2024
Her bag was snatched in New Street at around 9.30am on 4 April. The woman was not injured but understandably left extremely shaken. pic.twitter.com/7BcDPKYZKA
The suspect is around 5ft 8ins tall, aged about 30 and had a brown beard.
Anyone with information can contact police via Live Chat on the website, or by calling 101, quoting 20/348458.
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