Two men are wanted by police after an attempted robbery in Athersley.
A 26-year-old woman was walking along Laithes Lane on December 29, between 11pm and 11.30pm when she noticed the town men walking towards her from the direction of Lindhurst Close.
As they got closer, one of the men asked if she had a cigarette.
The same man then grabbed her handbag and, refusing to let go, the woman was dragged to the ground and suffered a graze to the side of her head.
The two men then fled empty-handed in the direction of Carlton.
Police in Barnsley have released an e-fit of one of the suspects.
He is described as white, 5ft 8ins to 5ft 9ins tall, of a slim build with broad shoulders, aged between 18 and 25, with a long gaunt face and a crooked nose.
His left eyebrow was pierced with a silver ring and ball, and he had a stud earring in his left ear.
He was wearing a white baseball cap with a dark round motif on the front, a dark, silky tracksuit type top, and spoke with a local accent.
The second man is described as white, aged between 16 and 18, approximately 5ft tall, with short dark coloured hair, gelled forward.
He was wearing a dark coloured tracksuit and clean white trainers, and spoke with a local accent.
Officers would particularly like to speak to an elderly man who was walking near to the bus stop at the junction of Chatsworth Road and Laithes Lane.
Anyone with information should contact the police on 101 quoting incident 1224 of the 29 December 2012, or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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