Robbery with violence, Cairns

Police are investigating after a 24-year-old woman was assaulted and robbed in Cairns yesterday afternoon.

Around 5pm, the woman was walking with a second woman away from a shopping centre towards Bunda Street when a female has pushed the woman, causing her to stumble and lose one of her shoes.

As the woman bent to retrieve the shoe, the female has grabbed a sunglasses case that fell from the woman’s bag and then demanded money.

The female then approached the 24-year-old woman and punched her to the head before running off.

The woman sustained minor injuries and did not require medical treatment.

Investigations are continuing.

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