Detectives appealing for public assistance after 81-year-old robbed at knifepoint
Townsville police are appealing for public assistance after an elderly woman was injured in a shocking armed robbery in Hermit Park on Friday. Full details.
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An elderly woman was injured on Friday afternoon after a man stole her vehicle at knifepoint in Hermit Park.
Detectives are appealing for public assistance after an 81-year-old woman’s white Toyota Corolla was stolen from Campbell Street at 5:35pm.
A Queensland police spokesman said the woman had been standing next to her parked car when a man in a stolen blue Ford Ranger stopped and threatened her with a knife.
The man then stole the woman’s handbag and entered the Toyota Corolla’s driver’s seat.
In an attempt to retrieve her handbag from the moving vehicle the woman suffered a fall.
Queensland Ambulance services arrived on scene and transported her to her local doctor with minor wrist injuries.
A Queensland Police spokesman said the Toyota Corolla and Ford Ranger both remain outstanding.
Anyone with further information or relevant vision is urged to contact police at Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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