Appeal after elderly woman attacked near Southmead Hospital
Police are investigating after a 68-year-old woman was assaulted while on her way to visit a patient at Southmead Hospital on Sunday 3 April.
The woman had disembarked the number 2 bus at around noon when she was attacked by another woman.
The offender was having an argument with the bus driver when the victim, who made a comment to the driver, exited the bus on Southmead Road (B4056) opposite Westbury Dental Care and near the Bear & Rugged Staff Pub, in Southmead, Bristol.
The woman then followed the victim and assaulted her, leaving her upset and distressed.
The offender is described as being a white female in her 50s. She is described as around 5ft 7ins tall, of slim build with mousey blonde hair.
She was wearing grey trousers, a dark grey jacket with the hood up and was carrying an orange carrier bag.
Police are urging anyone with any information to come forward.
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