Woman, 93, breaks her back in Slotervaart bag robbery
A 93-year-old woman broke her back when an unidentified man struck her and took her bag on the Comeniusstraat in Amsterdam on Tuesday.
Police are looking for witnesses after an unidentified man struck a 93-year-old woman and ran off with her bag on the Comeniusstraat in Slotervaart, Amsterdam, on Tuesday afternoon shortly before 14:00.
The woman was on her way home when the man hit her out of nowhere. She fell hard, and he fled with her black bag. She broke her back in the fall and is in hospital.
Bystanders helped her and called the emergency services. Police searched the area straight away but have not yet found the suspect.
Witnesses say the suspect may have been hanging around near the Comeniusstraat for some time that day. Police have published a description of him and are appealing for anyone who saw him to come forward.
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