Vicious bashing: Woman punched at traffic lights in Kardinya after attending funeral
- From: PerthNow
- April 28, 2014
A woman was viciously attacked while in her car at traffic lights in Kardinya today. Picture: File image Source: News Limited
A WOMAN on her way home from a funeral has been bashed as she sat in her car at traffic lights in Kardinya this morning.
The unprovoked attack occurred about 11.30am as the 33-year-old woman, known only as Yvonne, sat at traffic lights at the intersection of North Lake Road and South Street.
The male attacker was crossing the intersection when without warning he ran towards the driver’s side of Yvonne’s car and grabbed her hair as she attempted to put her window up.
The man then punched Yvonne in the face, which caused her bruising and a chipped tooth.
Yvonne then drove away and the man let go of her hair and ran in a northerly direction towards the Shell service station.
Yvonne drove to a nearby business where she called police and her husband.
She bravely spoke to PerthNow over the phone today just minutes after undergoing an x-ray at Armadale Hospital where she also works as a patient care assistant.
She said while the attack lasted probably only about 10 seconds, nobody came to her aid.
She had just been to a funeral and was driving home when she was attacked.
“This guy just ran up to me and told me to ‘get out of the f****g car,’ “ Yvonne said.
“As I’ve gone to put my window up he still had my hair in his hands and then he punched me, chipping my tooth.
“The thing that makes me angry is nobody helped me. In broad daylight nobody helped me.
“I had a car to my right and a car behind me and no-one helped me. It happened that fast but there was no way I was letting him in my car.”
Yvonne said she was the victim of an attempted carjacking at the hands of a group of men several years ago.
She said what probably helped her in this morning’s incident was having her doors locked at the time.
“From the moment I leave my driveway I lock my car doors, I always have done,” she said.
She urged anyone who saw the incident or who might know the attacker to call police.
Yvonne’s attacker is described as being in his early 20s, has dark skin, a slim build and black unshaved facial hair.
He was wearing blue jeans, a white T-shirt and a black hooded zip up jacket.
There were a number of people in the area at the time and police want to speak to anyone who saw the incident.
Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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