AN ELDERLY woman was dragged along the street after a robber grabbed her handbag.

The 77-year-old was walking along Attlee Gardens in Colchester when a man approached her from behind and made a grab for her handbag.

She held on and was pulled along the road at about 6.10pm yesterday.

The robber eventually forced the bag from her hands and ran off with it leaving her shocked, upset and with grazes to her hands and knees.

The suspect is white and aged in his late 20s.

He has a medium build and is about 5ft 8ins tall.

He was wearing a bright red hooded top with the hood up and grey jogging bottoms.

Anyone with information call Det Sgt Kev Hughes at Colchester CID on 101.