Police have released a description of a suspect after a woman was injured in an attempted robbery.

Officers were called to Sturdee Avenue, Gillingham, on Monday morning.

A man tried to grab a woman's handbag as she walked along the road at about 6.15am.

The victim fell to the ground and suffered minor injuries.

The would-be robber left empty handed and fled towards towards Toronto Road.

The suspect is described as a white man, aged between 20 and 40, 5ft 9in tall, of slight build, short brown hair and was wearing a patterned scarf covering his mouth.

The area was taped off for several hours by police and forensic officers were at the scene.

• Witnesses or anyone with information is asked to contact DS Darryll Paulson at Kent Police by calling 01634 792350 and quoting crime reference XY/038013/14.