Woman attacked whilst helping man in Lancaster
Lancaster Police have called it 'a shocking attack'
A woman has been attacked in Lancaster whilst trying to help a man who was lying on the floor.
She was walking down Ffrances Passage and onto Penny Street at around 10:45pm on Thursday 22 December when she saw the man on the ground.
When she went over to help him, a woman shouted abuse at her before punching and kicking her and stealing her handbag.
She ran off down Ffrances Passage with the handbag.
No-one has been arrested yet and more police officers are patrolling the area as a precaution.
DC Chelsey Gentle, of Lancaster CID, said:
"This was a shocking attack on a woman who came to the aid of a man who appeared to be unresponsive on the floor. For her kindness the victim was met with an appalling level of violence. Thankfully she was not seriously injured. Although she has, understandably, been left extremely shaken by what happened.
"We have carried out a number of enquiries at the area and although we don’t have a clear description of the suspect at this stage, I know there were a number of people in town at that time who would have either witnesses the attack or seen a woman running away.
"If you were in the area at that time and saw anything suspicious or captured any footage which could assist our investigation, then I would ask you to contact police as soon as possible."
Anyone with information can call 101, quoting log 1397 of 22 December 2022 or email 1541@lancashire.poliuce.uk.