A 44-YEAR-OLD woman has been mugged for her handbag in Whitefield.

The woman was walking along Thatch Leach Lane, Whitefield, at 8.35pm on Monday when a man pushed her and snatched her bag. The offender is described as in his 20s, wearing a dark three-quarter length parka-type coat with toggle fastening and a thick black woollen hat pulled over his forehead. Anyone with information is asked to contact PC Martin Grady in the Bury Robbery Unit on 0161 856 8093 or Crimestopppers on 0800 555 111.