Police have charged a 39-year-old Melbourne woman following a robbery and assault in Melbourne’s CBD at about 9.45pm.
Police will allege in court that the victim, a 49-year-old Richmond woman, was approached and physically attacked by the offender on Elizabeth Street where the woman allegedly stole the victim’s mobile phone and handbag and fled the scene.
She soon was located by officers on Flinders Street and subsequently arrested.
The victim received non-life-threatening injuries and was assessed by paramedics at the scene.
The Melbourne woman was subsequently charged with robbery, theft, recklessly causing injury, assault by kicking and common law assault and will appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on September 11.
