A WOMAN in her 50s was pushed to the floor and had her handbag stolen during a mugging in Burnley.

The woman was walking along Rydal Close back to her car at around 6pm on Monday when a man approached her from behind.

DC Shaun Juriansz from Pennine CID said: “We would appeal to anyone who had seen anyone acting suspiciously in the area to come forward if they think they have any information that they think could help.

“We think a second man may have also been involved who was seen to be stood nearby at the time and so we would also ask people to bear that in mind.”

Information can passed to police by calling 101 quoting log number LC-20131209-1112.