A 48-year-old woman was robbed in a supermarket car park as she was packing her shopping in to her car.

Police have launched an investigation in to the robbery which saw a man approach the woman,after she had been to the shops, and steal her phone and purse before running off.

The incident took place at 11.35pm at the Asda in Clydeview Shopping Centre, Blantyre, yesterday.

She was not injured and the man was unknown to her.

The man is described as between 25 and 30-years-old, 5ft 5 to 5ft 10 with medium build, short dark hair, a small scar on his left cheek and a possible tattoo on the right side of his neck.

He was wearing a white t-shirt with dark piping around the collar and sleeves, a light blue Chelsea FC zipper with white piping down the sleeves, dark jogging bottoms and white trainers.

Detective Constable Euan Wallace from Cambuslang CID said: “Thankfully the victim was uninjured during this incident but it was still a terrifying ordeal for her and it is important that we trace the person responsible as soon as possible.

“I would appeal to anyone who may have witnessed what happened, or who may have seen a man matching the above description acting suspiciously, to please come forward.

Anyone with information has been urged to contact officers at Cambuslang CID via 101 and quote incident number 5389/25.