Woman robbed on way to bank

A woman was stopped and robbed by a hooded man in Church Street, Xewkija, as she was on her way to deposit money in a bank just after 8 a.m. yesterday.

The police said the woman, from the same town, was robbed of a "substantial sum".

Sources said the haul included over Lm2,000 in cash, a number of cheques and the woman's personal belongings.

The police said the robber emerged from a car which stopped next to the woman. He snatched her handbag and was driven off at speed by an accomplice.

The woman was not injured.