Caught-on-camera: Man shoves woman out of lift after taking her handbag

A video clip of CCTV footage that has recently gone viral shows how a woman got robbed by a stranger in an elevator.

The clip starts off by showing the woman and man walking into the lift.

Once inside the elevator, the man starts observing the woman.

When the doors open and the woman moves to exit the lift, the man reacts.

He shoves her out of the elevator, and at the same time snatches her handbag.

When she tries to get back into the lift to confront him, he pushes her away again.

The lift doors close, and he escapes after exiting on another floor.

It is unclear where the incident took place, but netizens have pointed out that both the victim and robber look Asian.

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