Police have charged a woman in relation to the robbery of a senior in the parking lot of Marlborough Mall earlier this week.

An elderly woman was leaving Marlborough Mall On Tuesday just after 2:00 p.m. and was on her way to a parked vehicle on the west side of the shopping centre, when she was approached by a woman.

The senior was pushed to the ground and her purse was stolen.

The offender got into the passenger side of a gold Jeep Grand Cherokee and fled the scene.

The female victim was shaken up and suffered an injury as a result of the incident.

Patches Parisian, 25, of Calgary, was arrested on Thursday as she attended court on an unrelated matter.

Parisian is charged with robbery and assault causing bodily harm.