Woman left with broken ribs after being rugby-tackled by 6ft 5in robber

Police are hunting a duo who robbed and assaulted a woman at a cashpoint in Preston.

The woman was withdrawing £130 from an ATM on Tulketh Brow, Ashton when another woman snatched it. She bravely gave chase along Kimberley Road but a man, thought to be an accomplice, appeared and rugby-tackled her to the ground, leaving the victim with four broken ribs. It happened at 11.40pm on July 25.

Police want to speak to this woman in connection with a robbery at an ATM in Tulketh Brow, Preston

placeholder image — Police want to speak to this woman in connection with a robbery at an ATM in Tulketh Brow, Preston

PC Oliver Nevin from Preston Police called the attack “shocking” and asked anyone who saw a woman, caught on CCTV (inset), or a man, described as 6ft 5in and in a green hoody, to get in touch.