Detectives have released CCTV footage and images of two men they wish to speak to in connection with the robbery of an elderly woman in East Finchley.

 

The woman, aged in her 80s, wad robbed in Thomas More Way, N2 after being followed by a man who pulled her to the ground and snatched her handbag.

 

The woman sustained injuries to her face and knee and was taken to a north London hospital by the London Ambulance Service as a precaution.

 

The suspect drove away from the area in a grey Volkswagen Golf which was parked nearby. He is described as a white, fair-skinned man, around 5ft 6ins in height and of slim build. He was wearing a black woolly hat, a dark jumper and khaki trousers.

 

No arrests have been made and a police investigation continues.

 

CCTV footage shows the robbery in Thomas More Way, and the suspect can be seen approaching and robbing the victim before returning to his car. A still image of the suspect is also being released, which shows him filling up the same car – which was using false number plates – at a petrol station in North Finchley.

 

The robber may have links to the North Finchley, Southgate or Arnos Grove areas, and may have had access to the grey VW Golf, on different number plates, after the incident.

 

A quantity of cash was stolen from the victim. She had withdrawn the money from a bank in Ballards Lane, N3 around 30 minutes before the robbery, before getting a bus to East Finchley.

 

It is possible that the woman had been seen withdrawing cash and followed to the scene of the robbery. Police are also releasing an image of a man seen on CCTV inside the bank at the same time as the victim, with whom they wish to speak in connection with the investigation. This is not believed to be the same man shown in the CCTV of the robbery.

 

Anyone with information that may assist the investigation or who recognises either of the men shown in CCTV images is asked to call detectives at Barnet CID via 101. To remain anonymous call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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