Robbers attacked a 47-year-old woman near Hillside Avenue, Borehamwood, on Saturday evening.

At 8pm on January 19 the woman was walking behind the Tesco supermarket towards Hillside Avenue when she noticed she was being followed by two young men.

One of them pushed her, and asked where her money was. The second grabbed her arm and tried to take her wallet, but she called for the police.

The robbers fled empty-handed towards the Tesco supermarket, and the woman suffered minor injuries.

The first attacker was black or Asian, 5ft 2ins tall, around 18-years-old and of stocky build. He had a short 'Afro' haircut, wore a brown anorak and carried a black rucksack.

His accomplice was white, around 5ft 10ins tall, and had short dark hair. He was aged around 18 years, and was of a slim build. He wore a beige zip-up jacket and Nike trainers.