By Cam Lucadou-Wells
A teenager has been charged over the alleged robbery of a 30-year-old woman on Balmoral Avenue Springvale.
The woman had been on her way to work, walking to Springvale railway station about 6.25am on Thursday 21 March.
Approaching from behind, a male tried to snatch the handbag on her shoulder, Greater Dandenong CIU police say.
The victim fell backwards as she clung to her bag. She was allegedly dragged along the ground by her male attacker for up to 10 metres.
The male took her bag and fled in the back of a car, police say.
The victim reportedly suffered cuts and grazes to her hands, arms and knees.
After viewing nearby CCTV footage, police charged a 16-year-old boy from Dandenong North the next day.
He was remanded to appear at a children’s court on a charge of robbery.
