POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a woman was kicked and punched in an attempted robbery in Shepherd's Bush.

The 22-year-old was in HSBC, in Shepherd's Bush Green, when a man attacked her and tried to steal her handbag.

The robber, described as black, aged between his late 20s and early 30s and between 5ft 4ins and 5ft 9ins, was chased by two workmen but got away after the incident at 1.50pm on Monday, May 21.

Anyone with information should call DC Mark Breeze at Hammersmith and Fulham Priority Crime Unit on 020 8246 2655 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.