Police investigate violent assault on elderly woman in Santa Coloma de Gramenet

The victim suffered a neck injury and a broken nose during a suspected street robbery.

Generic image of Mossos d'Esquadra and SEM emergency services during an intervention.
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Generic image of Mossos d'Esquadra and SEM emergency services during an intervention.

The Mossos d'Esquadra are searching for a suspect following a violent attack on an elderly woman this Sunday afternoon in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, leaving her seriously injured.

The incident took place around 3:00 PM on Avinguda de la Generalitat. The victim sustained a neck wound and a broken nose during the assault. She was rushed by emergency services to the Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital in Badalona.
While the primary investigation points towards a violent robbery, police are not ruling out other possibilities. The victim underwent surgery on Sunday and is currently reported to be in stable but serious condition.