Police appeal underway after woman in her 80s left unconscious in unprovoked attack

Police are requesting witnesses after an unprovoked assault left a woman in her 80s unconscious at a bus stop on Whiteladies Road, near the Jack Daniels Bar.

An unknown offender pushed the victim, who had been walking with a friend, in the back and caused her to fall to the floor, hit her head and lose consciousness.

The attack took place on August 26 between 11.30pm to midnight. She was taken to the hospital but is now recovering at home.

Investigating officer, PC Edward Watkins, said: “This appears to be a completely unprovoked attack on an elderly woman who is now nervous when leaving her home.

“The incident was reported to us last month and unfortunately, we have at this time not found any CCTV covering the incident yet.

“We are urging witnesses or people who live in the area, or were out near the Jack Daniels Bar, to get in touch if they may have seen something, or have CCTV, dashcam or mobile footage of the incident.”

If you have any information which can aid our investigation, please contact 101 and quote reference 5222222619 to the call handler.