POLICE are looking for a dog walker who helped the victim of an attempted robbery in Cwmfelinfach.

At around 9.40am on April 20 a 35-year-old woman was walking along a path that runs behind Penllwyn Street towards 9 Mile Industrial Estate when she was approached by two men.

One of the men asked her for a cigarette.

When she said she didn't have one he pushed her to the ground and the other man searched her pockets.

At this point a man walking his dog nearby came over to assit the victim and the two men ran off.

The victim sustained no injuries.

Officers want to speak to the dog walker as he may be able to provide further information to help the investigation.

The man, described as being in his mid-to-late 70s, was wearing a dark coat and walking a large black dog.

Two men, aged 18 and 21, were arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery and released on police bail.

The dog walker or anyone else with information about the incident is asked to contact Gwent Police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.