Cowardly attack leaves an 84-year-old woman with horrific injuries after mystery stranger breaks into her room at a retirement village
- The elderly woman was attacked in her bedroom by a man, who then fled
- She suffered injuries to her face, chest and arm – and remains in hospital
- Officers have described the attack in the retirement home as a ‘cowardly act’
Police have described an attack on an elderly Sydney woman in her bedroom at a retirement village as an ‘appalling and cowardly act’.
The 84-year-old came face to face with a stranger when she returned to her room at the facility in North Turramurra soon after noon on Saturday.
Police said the man, for whom they did not give a description, assaulted the woman before fleeing.
The 84-year-old woman’s bedroom window (pictured) where a man broke in and assaulted her
She is in a serious but stable condition in hospital with multiple injuries, including cuts to her face, chest and arm.
Detective Chief Inspector Luke Spurr said the victim and her family are in a state of shock.
‘This is an absolutely appalling and cowardly act and let me reassure you these type of offences are uncommon and that police are doing everything in their power to fully investigate this matter and to locate the offender,’ he told reporters on Sunday.
The NSW force is appealing for information on the attack, particularly from anyone who may have been in the area and seen something suspicious.
The offender broke into this retirement village (pictured) in North Turramurra before attacking an elderly woman