An 18-year-old woman was arrested by Nanaimo RMCP Wednesday night after she attacked another woman as she attempted to steal her car.
According to a Nanaimo RCMP press release, the incident happened about 7:30 p.m. January 27th, in the parking lot of the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.
The owner of the vehicle, a woman in her 60’s, told police she had just sat down in the driver’s seat of her vehicle when she was attacked by the teen.
The suspect was armed with a two-foot-long wooden stick and struck the woman repeatedly while demanding she get out of her vehicle.
The woman refused to exit and attempted to block the blows but was eventually dragged out of her vehicle by the assailant, who then tried to start the vehicle, but was thwarted by the vehicle’s security system.
Security and other employees soon arrived and the attacker was taken into custody and turned over to police.
The victim was treated at hospital for serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
It was later determined the suspect had been brought to the hospital earlier by a family member who was concerned about her erratic behaviour.
Before the suspect could be admitted, she ran off, and it was during that time she allegedly assaulted the victim.
The 18-year-old was arrested for Assault Causing Bodily Harm, and she was then admitted to the hospital for a psychiatric evaluation.
