A 93-year-old woman was assaulted and robbed of her handbag at about 2pm on Comeniusstraat, near the Sloterplas in Amsterdam's Slotervaart district. She fell during the assault and broke her back, and remains in hospital.

The attacker fled with her handbag. Police are seeking witnesses and described the suspect as a light-skinned man aged about 40 with light brown hair, wearing a dark winter coat and carrying a large holdall. Witnesses reported that he had been in the Comeniusstraat area for some time before the robbery.