A WOMAN has been charged with robbery after a woman in her 90s is alleged to have had her purse taken.

It is alleged that shortly before 4pm on 26 July, a woman in her 90s had her purse stolen on Palmerston Road in Southsea.

A Hampshire Police statement said that officers were deployed and subsequently arrested Amanda Deary.

The a 52-year-old, of Unicorn Road, in Portsmouth, sas then charged with robbery.

She appeared at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court on Manday and is due to reappear at Portsmouth Crown Court on August 24.