THREE thieves attempted to snatch a woman's handbag while she was shopping at Malvern Link's Roman Way retail park.

Three youths tried to take a handbag from a woman's shoulder as she walked with shopping to her car in the car park between 12.30pm and 1pm on Thursday.

The thieves failed to get hold of the bag but her watch came off her wrist and has yet to be found. The youths ran off in the direction of the rear of the Safe-way supermarket.

The first youth is described as a 15-year-old white male, 5ft 6ins tall, of very slim build, wearing a black baseball cap, black tracksuit trousers, a dark sweatshirt and dirty trainers.

The second teenager is also male, white, aged about 14, of very slim build wearing a baseball cap, blue tracksuit trousers, a scruffy dark sweatshirt and dirty trainers.

The third youth is white, male, about 5ft 6ins tall, 13 years old, of very slim build wearing a blue baseball cap.

Anyone with information can contact PC Graham Pryce-Jones at Malvern on 08457 444 888 quoting 91C/050503.