Nurse bashed by carjackers she gave a lift to after she fought back when they took her keys

A young woman will think twice about giving strangers a lift home after she was brutally bashed and had her car stolen.

Tamryn Parkes, 20 was at a house-warming party in Mandurah on Western Australia’s southwest coast on Saturday night when she agreed to give two men she had just met a lift home.

It turned out to be a big mistake after she was punched and carjacked 10 minutes into the trip at an intersection in the suburb of Lakelands.

‘I don’t know who to trust anymore,’ carjacking victim Tamryn Parkes (pictured) said

The young nurse suffered a broken finger, along with several bruises and scratches in the attack while trying to fight off her attackers.

‘I was choked, I was kicked in the stomach a number of times, my head was punched in,’ she told 7 News as she fought back tears.  

She chased her attackers down the road in a desperate attempt to get her keys back.

‘This is what happens now when you try and help people,’ Ms Parkes said.

‘I don’t know who to trust anymore.’ 

Tamryn suffered a broken finger in the shocking carkjacking

Tamryn suffered a broken finger in the shocking carkjacking

Stranded with no way to get home, Ms Parkes knocked on residents’ doors until Bronny Edwards came to her rescue.

‘There was a young lady outside who looked distraught and was begging for help,’ Ms Edwards told 7 News. 

Police found Ms Parkes’ beloved Mazda 3 that she worked three jobs to save for on Sunday morning.

The hunt for her attackers continues.

Resident Bronny Edwards (pictured) came to Ms Parkes' rescue after she was stranded with no way to get home

Resident Bronny Edwards (pictured) came to Ms Parkes’ rescue after she was stranded with no way to get home

One was described as a Caucasian male and the other an African male aged 17-19.

Still shocked by the terrifying ordeal, Ms Parkes plans to move to Perth next year.

Anyone with information regarding this matter is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.



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