Robbery with violence, Edmonton
Police are investigating an incident that occurred in Edmonton last night in which a woman was assaulted and robbed.
Initial investigations indicate around 10pm, the 29-year-old woman attended a Green Street supermarket to purchase cigarettes.
As the woman returned to her vehicle parked nearby and was putting on her seatbelt, she was punched in the face and head by an unknown attacker, through the open car window.
Following the assault, the attacker stole the woman’s cigarettes and money before fleeing on foot.
The woman is being treated at Cairns Base Hospital for severe bruising and swelling to her right eye as a result of the attack.
Investigations are continuing, with police appealing for anyone who may have any information in relation to this incident to contact them.
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