A WOMAN was left 'very shaken' after a robber hit her head and stole the phone out of her hand.

The woman was walking along Kent Road in Old Town on Thursday June 8 at around 5.30pm when a man hit her head from behind and stole her mobile phone. The robber made off by bicycle - cycling in the direction of Bath Road.

The robbery left the victim with a small mark to her face and 'very shaken', police said.

Police are hunting for the robber, who is believed to be six foot five inches tall, of skinny build, with brown hair and blond highlights and sporting a ring through his bottom lip.

They have released an E-FIT image of the man they would like to speak to.

If you have any information about the man or the theft, contact PC Emma Wood on 101 or anonymously, via Crimestoppers, on 0800 555 111.