Police are appealing for witnesses and information after an elderly woman was robbed of her savings.
The robbery took place at 11:50hrs on Friday, 5 June as the 72-year-old woman left an address in Duncombe Road, Upper Holloway, with the money in her handbag.
As she left the block of flats to go to the bank to pay in the money she was approached by two men, one of whom snatched her handbag.
During the struggle the woman was pushed down a flight of stairs causing bruising to her leg. The man who took the bag ran off towards Holland Park. The second man walked off but began to run when the woman called out for help.
The man who took the bag is described as a black man of dark skin tone, in his 20s and around 5ft 8ins tall. He was wearing a grey hooded top.
The second man is described as a black man of a lighter completion with stubble, in his 20s and around 6ft tall. He was wearing a hooded top which was pulled tight around his face.
On Sunday, 7 June, officers arrested a 27-year-old man on suspicion of robbery. He was bailed to return to a north London police station in mid August.
Enquiries continue.
Anyone with any information is asked to call Islington CID on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via www.crimestoppers-uk.org.