A man has been arrested over the robbery of an elderly woman, who was hospitalised with a concussion as a result of the alleged ordeal.
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Police have been told a 76-year-old woman was leaving a supermarket on the Princes Highway about 4.20pm on Thursday, when she was approached by the man who stole allegedly stole her handbag from the shopping trolley before pushing her to the ground.
During a short struggle, the woman was allegedly pushed to the ground before the man fled with her handbag.
The woman was taken to Wollongong Hospital where she was treated for concussion, and lacerations and bruising to her face, hands and body.
Lake Illawarra officers began an investigation, and following a public appeal for information, arrested a 46-year-old man at a fast-food restaurant on Crown Street, Wollongong about 1.30pm Friday.
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Grace Crivellaro
Court reporter for the Illawarra Mercury.
Court reporter for the Illawarra Mercury.
