Woman jailed for violent attempted robbery in West Bromwich

A woman has been jailed for more than three years for launching an attack against a woman and trying to steal her handbag in West Bromwich.Birmingham Crown Court heard how Kirsty Aldred , of no fixed address, attacked a 51-year-old woman outside Sandwell General Hospital at around 11.25am on Wednesday 17 February.The 21-year-old had asked her victim for a £1 coin as she walked along Lyndon Grove, but when she refused Aldred turned violent and tried to grab her handbag.The woman managed to