A WOMAN was assaulted and robbed as she walked along a Great Harwood street with friends.

The 22-year-old victim was walking along St Hubert's Road at 7.30pm on Friday with two women when two men and a woman approached from behind and started abusing them.

The attackers then set about the woman and while she was on the floor, one man stole jewellery from around her neck.

All three attackers were white. The woman who led the attack was aged around 20 and 5ft 6in. She was of broad build and had a large gap between her front teeth and dark brown hair tied in a pony tail. She wore a light coloured thigh-length cream jacket.

One of the men was 5ft 5in with shaved hair, and was wearing white Lacoste training shoes and a dark blue jacket.

Information to Great Harwood Police on 01254 884800.

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