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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Woman, 92, mugged, injured in mall parking lot

Calgary police are looking for two women who mugged a woman, 92, at a southeast shopping mall, leaving her injured on the ground.

Witnesses told police the pair approached the woman in the parking lot of Southcentre Mall at about 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday and tried to grab her purse.

Police said the victim had the strap of her purse wrapped around her wrist for security, and struggled with her attackers. That's when they punched and kicked her, said duty Insp. Rob Williams.

The attackers, described as in their 20s, left in a small blue car. One woman has a medium build, while the other is described as heavy-set.

The woman was taken to hospital with a gash to her head and a possible injury to her pelvis.