Northern Ireland

Co Antrim woman punched and kicked by car thief

The victim's Audi car was found burnt out in the Lylehill Road area of Templepatrick last night
The victim's Audi car was found burnt out in the Lylehill Road area of Templepatrick last night The victim's Audi car was found burnt out in the Lylehill Road area of Templepatrick last night

A WOMAN was punched and kicked by a man who stole her car in Templepatrick.

It happened at a house off the Antrim Road in Templepatrick just after 8pm last night.

The victim, aged in her forties, was leaving her house at around 8.10pm when a man came out of a nearby alley and demanded money.

He punched and kicked her and made off with her car keys and handbag which included a sum of money.

He also stole her Audi car which was reported to be abalze in the Lylehill Road area of Templepatrick at around 9pm.

Her attacker is described as being in his twenties, around six feet two inches tall, of slim build with broad shoulders and was wearing a black hooded top, camouflage trousers and wellington boots.