THESE are the men police want to question after an 81-year-old's purse was stolen as she waited for a taxi outside Waitrose.

Two men stood very close to the woman as she paid for her shopping in the Rectory Road supermarket at around 3pm.

She went outside to wait for a taxi. An unknown man approached her and showed her a number of coins in his hand.

A second man then helped her load her shopping into the taxi.

The woman later found her purse had been stolen and the thieves had made three attempts to take money from her bank account.

Investigating officer, Police Community Support Officer Natalie White based at Wokingham police station, said: "I am appealing for information from anyone who may have witnessed this theft from an elderly woman or who can identify the people in these CCTV images, as we believe they might have vital information about the incident that can aid our investigation.

"If you have any information about the incident please call the 24-hour Thames Valley Police enquiry centre on 101."