AN elderly woman had her purse snatched out of her handbag while in a Redditch charity shop.

The theft took place in the Market Place shop on Saturday between 11 and 11.30am.

A man bumped into the woman, who was in her 60s, while she was in the shop.

She moved away but he knocked into her a second time and, as he did so, the woman noticed a female nearby.

The pair left and the woman realised her bag had been unzipped and her dark green purse, containing cash, bank cards and keys, had been stolen.

The man was about 30, 6ft tall and of eastern European appearance.

He had dark hair and a stocky build.

The female was about 5ft tall with a slim build and was wearing a black headscarf.

Anyone with information can call Redditch CID on 08457 444888 or Crime-stoppers on 0800 555111.