A woman who offered two strangers a lift had her purse stolen during a journey from Brize Norton to Carterton.

On Tuesday last week a 56-year-old woman offered a lift to a man and a woman along Witney Road between Curbridge and Brize Norton at about 7.25pm.

But Thames Valley Police believe the man reached into the driver’s handbag and stole the purse before the pair were dropped off at Trefoil Way, near Shilton Park in Carterton.

Officers said the man and woman, believed to be 18 and between 16 and 19 respectively, then ran in the direction of Sorrel Way.