Three people have been arrested in St Albans after a woman’s purse was taken from her handbag in Harpenden.

Stanka Marinova, 24, from Chaffinch Close in Enfield, has been charged with two counts of theft, and is due to appear before Hatfield Remand Court today.

Elisaveta Vaklinova, 37, from Chaffinch Close in Enfield, has been charged with two counts of theft, and is also due to appear before Hatfield Remand Court today.

A 32-year-old man has been released under investigation after the three were arrested in St Albans on Wednesday, January 17.