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Mugger drags woman to floor and kicks her when she fights back

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Sickening footage shows a mugger dragging a woman to the floor and repeatedly kicking her when she fights back.

CCTV footage captured the moment the man creeps up behind the unsuspecting 42-year-old victim, who realises shes about to be attacked at the last second.

She bravely fights back but the bag-snatcher boots her in the stomach before finally grabbing her handbag and running away.

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Dramatic CCTV footage of a female shopper being robbed in a Leicester street. October 29, 2018. See SWNS story SWMDsnatch. The 42-year-old victim was walking along Seymour Street at around 8.10pm on Wednesday 12 September. As the footage shows the woman was approached from behind by a man who attempted to steal her handbag from her. A struggle took place in which the victim was pulled across the ground but the man managed to take hold of the handbag and run off. The handbag contained a purse with some cash and cards as well as two gold chains.

The thug attacked the woman as she was walking along Seymour Street at around 8.10pm on Wednesday 12 September (Picture: SWNS)

Leicestershire Police released CCTV of the attack which happened as the woman walked along Seymour Street, in Leicester, at 8.10pm on September 12.

The thug made off with a purse containing cash, bank cards and two gold chains.

Luckily, the woman only suffered minor injuries, including cuts to her feet, and was left extremely upset.

Dramatic CCTV footage of a female shopper being robbed in a Leicester street. October 29, 2018. See SWNS story SWMDsnatch. The 42-year-old victim was walking along Seymour Street at around 8.10pm on Wednesday 12 September. As the footage shows the woman was approached from behind by a man who attempted to steal her handbag from her. A struggle took place in which the victim was pulled across the ground but the man managed to take hold of the handbag and run off. The handbag contained a purse with some cash and cards as well as two gold chains.

The 42-year-old victim is kicked as she fights back (Picture: SWNS)

Detective Constable Michael White said: The victim was subjected to a terrifying experience and while thankfully she was only left with minor injuries, she has been left extremely upset by the incident.

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We have been carrying out a number of enquiries and have managed to locate footage capturing the robbery.

The victim saw the man standing on Conduit Street nearby before the incident so he may be local to the area.

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