POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a woman was robbed in Worcester at knife-point for just £20.

The woman was walking in St Stephen's Street from the direction of Ombersley Road towards Droitwich Road, when she was approached by the man, who was carrying the nine-and-a-half-inch-long hunting knife.

After the robbery, the man headed along St. Stephen's Street towards its junction with Ombersley Road, where he turned left in the direction of the city centre.

He is white, about 6ft tall, slim, in his early 20s, with brown eyes and tidy short-to-medium-length dark brown hair.

He was wearing a light-coloured or grey hooded top over a white T-shirt with a black collar, and denim or dark blue trousers.

The woman was not injured but was shaken and distressed.

If anyone has any information about the incident, which happened on Friday, April 22, at around 8pm, they are asked to call police on 08457 444888, quoting incident number 421S/220405, or CrimeStoppers on 0800 500111.