TORONTO -- Toronto police are searching for a suspect accused of stealing the purse of a woman who jumped to her death in a subway station Wednesday morning.

Police say the woman left her purse on the subway platform before jumping in front of a train at College station.

She was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Police say they have not been able to identify her because another woman stole the purse and any identification that might have been inside.

Police have released photos of the suspect taken from a surveillance camera and are asking for the public's help in finding her.

They are hoping that if they can locate the suspect and the purse, they will be able to identify the woman who died.

The suspect is described as white, 40 years old, five-foot-four with a medium build with brown hair.

She was wearing a blue floral dress and white watch on her left wrist.