A GIRL robber targeted a 19-year-old woman three times in three months.

The first incident occurred on Sunday, January 14, when the victim was waiting for a bus on Shuttle Street, Wigan, at around 7pm.

She was approached by a group of five girls, one of whom was roughly 4ft 6in tall with long dark hair that was tied up.

The gang attacked her and one of them kicked her in the stomach. She fell and one of the girls then stole her phone as she lay on the floor.

The second incident happened on Monday, March 5. The victim boarded a number 12 bus at Leigh bus station at about 5pm and saw that the girl who had robbed her was also a passenger.

She got off the bus on Hough Lane in Tyldesley and was followed by the girl, who punched her in the face and stole her phone again.

Later that week, on Friday, March 9, at around 5pm, the victim was at Wigan bus station when the same girl approached her and threatened to attack her.

The girl is described as white and around 15-years-old. At the time of the last incident she was wearing a light coloured tracksuit and had her dark brown hair down. She is described as being of slim build.

Anyone with information should call police on 0161 856 7248 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.