A robber described by police as frenzied is on the run after he viciously beat an elderly woman and took about HK$100 from her on a hillside path in Sau Mau Ping yesterday.
His attack left Lam Wan-kam, 73, bleeding from her nose and mouth, and her white shirt soaked with blood.
Ms Lam was on the way to do exercises at a park at about 6.15am when the strongly built man in his 30s jumped out from the bushes opposite Shun Chi Court, according to police. He was wearing a grey shirt and jeans, and was Cantonese-speaking.
'The robber pushed her to the floor and started ransacking her shoulder bag,' a police source said.
'He became violent when she stood up, put up a struggle and screamed for help.
'She fell to the ground again in the attack, but the culprit did not stop. He continued to punch and kick her.'
Another source said the beating lasted around two minutes.