A brave woman fought off a hooded thug who followed her and tried to steal her handbag as she walked home in Paisley.
The woman was walking home around 6.15pm on Thursday night when she spotted a man walking behind her on Bruce Road in Gallowhill.
He had his face covered by a dark hood and continued to walk closely behind her as she walked passed Gallowhill Primary School and into Priory Avenue.
The hooded brute then ran at the terrified woman and shouted at her to give him her handbag and attempted to snatch it from her.
But she began to scream for help which scared him off and he fled the scene.
The woman was not injured in the struggle, however, she was left badly shaken.
Police in Paisley have now launched an investigation into the incident in a bid to trace the suspect, who officers believe may have been in his teens.
He is described as aged 15-16, wearing a dark hooded tracksuit top with the hood up, dark tracksuit bottoms with a thick orange or dark red stripe on the legs, and black trainers.
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Community police are now carrying out multiple enquiries, speaking with members of the community and checking all CCTV in the area.
Inspector Damian Kane, of the Renfrewshire community policing team, said: “This was a highly upsetting incident for the woman involved who was walking home in the early evening.
“Thankfully she managed to scare off the suspect who ran away without being able to steal any of her belongings.
“The victim was left distressed by this and given that this occurred in the early evening, we would ask for anyone who may have seen or heard anything to please get in touch with us to assist with out enquiries.”
Anyone with information can contact police on 101 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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