A TEENAGE girl saw off a robber who tried to attack her in an alleyway.

A man tried to rob the 17-year-old from Littlehampton in the passageway leading to Guildford Road in Angmering on Monday [18/5] between 10.30pm and 11pm.

He fled when she resisted and kicked him.

She was left with bruises on her face but did not need hospital treatment.

The suspect is described as white, aged in his late teens to early twenties, 5ft 8ins to 5ft 9ins tall, skinny and with short, dark shaven hair. He was wearing a light blue hooded top and black tracksuit bottoms.

Anyone with information should call police on 101 or email 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk quoting serial 1623 of 18/5.