Attack on woman and daughter

Police are looking for two men who viciously attacked a woman, leaving her unconscious when she went to get takeaways.

The badly injured 55-year-old was preparing to get into her car in the Auckland suburb of Pt Chevalier on Monday night when she noticed two men trying to break into her neighbour’s car.

When she challenged them she was punched and kicked until she lost consciousness.

Her daughter, in her 20s, tried desperately to intervene but was also assaulted.

Detective Senior Sergeant Glenn Baldwin said she was forced to the ground and ended up with cuts and bruises.

The men stole the woman’s keys and took off in her blue Volkswagen Polo hatchback. It was found in the neighbouring suburb of Mt Albert yesterday.

Baldwin said the dinner-time attack was traumatic for the family.

“This was a completely unprovoked attack on innocent members of the public. Police need your help to catch these violent criminals before they hurt anyone else.”

A resident who lived a few doors down from where the attack took place said she was home but did not hear anything.

“We’re all just feeling very shocked at the randomness of it,” she told the Herald.

Other residents said they were surprised to hear of the attack in what was usually a pretty safe area.

Police are looking for two men described as being in their 20s and of Maori or Polynesian descent.

One had very short black hair, possibly shaved and was wearing a long-sleeved white T-shirt and dark pants with black Nike shoes. The second was wearing a blue windbreaker-style jacket with a hood and black pants.

Police have appealed for any information on the men or sightings of the blue VW Polo, registration CYJ547, between 7pm Monday and 9.30am yesterday.

People with information can call (09) 302 6557 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.