WA:Woman bashed in Broome robbery attempt

AAP General News (Australia)
12-29-2010
WA:Woman bashed in Broome robbery attempt

PERTH, Dec 29 AAP - WA police have charged three men over the brutal bashing of a 53-year-old
woman during an attempted robbery at a hardware store in the Kimberley town of Broome.

The badly injured woman staffer was flown to hospital in Perth in a critical condition
after the attack about 5.30pm (WST) on Tuesday.

A 38-year-old female customer who had been in the store at the time was treated at
hospital in Broome for a head wound and a fractured arm.

Police said the staffer was outside cutting timber for the woman customer who heard
shouting before a man ran into the store and struck her with an unknown object.

The injured customer then found the staff member unconscious with a head wound and called police.

The staffer suffered severe head injuries and was reported to be in a critical but
stable condition in hospital in Perth.

Police have charged two 22-year-old men and a 23-year-old man with aggravated assault
with intent to rob and causing grievous bodily harm.

They were due to appear in Broome Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

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