Woman, 24, is fighting for life after being punched to the ground by moped muggers as she tried to stop them stealing her phone and bag

  • The woman was walking along a tree  lined street in Edgware, North London 
  • In struggle the pillion passenger punched the lone woman, knocking her down
  • They muggers left the woman lying on the street with a serious head injury
  • Incident is the latest in a series of violent attacks that have hit the capital 

By Tariq Tahir For Mailonline

Published: 12:15 EDT, 5 June 2018 | Updated: 12:25 EDT, 5 June 2018

A woman was left fighting for her life after she was punched by moped muggers during a struggle over her phone and bag

The 24-year-old woman was walking along a tree lined residential street when she was approached by two thugs on a moped in north London just after 9pm last night.

They tried to grab her bag and phone and in the struggle the pillion passenger punched the lone woman knocking her off her feet.

As they sped away they left the woman lying in the street in Edgware with a serious head injury.

The incident is the latest in a series of violent attacks that have hit London.

The incident happened on Holyrood Gardens, Edgware and left the woman fighting for her life

The incident happened on Holyrood Gardens, Edgware and left the woman fighting for her life

A moped gang armed zombie knives and hammers stormed the Watches of Switzerland luxury jewellers, the third heist at the firm's West End stores in as many months.

The raid comes amid a backdrop of a surge in violent crime across the country, with crime stats revealing that more than 50 moped robberies are happening every day in the capital alone.

It comes less than 24 hours after comic Michael McIntyre had a £15,000 Rolex watch stolen by moped thugs as he picked up his ten-year-old son from school.

A scooter sits on its side at the Watches of Switzerland store after raiders on scooters armed with knives and hammers entered the premises 

A scooter sits on its side at the Watches of Switzerland store after raiders on scooters armed with knives and hammers entered the premises 

Speaking about the incident in Edgware, Detective Sergeant Richard Lewsley said: 'This was a horrific attack, the victim had her bag on her shoulder when the males approached her.

'She resisted for some time until the pillion passenger punched her, causing her to fall backwards.

'She is currently in a critical condition and we need to catch these males before they strike again.'

Scotland Yard said: 'Detectives from Brent are appealing for information after a woman was left in a critical condition after being robbed of her mobile phone in Edgware.

'Police were called at approximately 9.10pm on Monday to reports of a woman injured following a moped enabled robbery in Holyrood Gardens, Edgware.

'The woman, aged 24 was approached by two males on a moped.

'After struggling with the victim the pillion passenger punched her and stole her mobile phone and bag.

'The males made off on the moped in the direction of Stag Lane.

'During the incident she suffered a head injury and was taken to a central London hospital where she remains in a critical condition.

'No arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing.'

 

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