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An 87-year-old woman was brutally assaulted in a street robbery on Monday afternoon, Toronto Police say.

The senior was walking on Brunswick Ave., south of Bloor St. W., Monday at 5:25 p.m. when a man attacked her from behind, throwing her to the ground and stealing her belongings.

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Her attacker then fled east through an alley.

The man is described as 6-feet-tall with a thin build. He was wearing a dark tuque, two-toned hooded sweater, dark pants, and dark shoes, and was carrying a white bag.

Images have been released of a suspect.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416-808-1400, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS.