A 66-year-old woman was walking with her husband to a hospital entrance when a man allegedly stole their car and struck her with it.
A 66-year-old woman was walking with her husband to a hospital entrance when a man allegedly stole their car and struck her with it. Woman hit by alleged car thief outside Casey Hospital in Berwick
Man arrested after woman struck by car thief outside Melbourne hospital
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By Cassandra Morgan
Updated April 23, 2025 — 10.01pmfirst published at 3.34pm
A man has been arrested after a 66-year-old woman was struck with her own vehicle outside a hospital in Melbourne’s south-east.
The woman, from Upper Beaconsfield, was dropping her husband off at Casey Hospital’s emergency department in Berwick about 10.45am on Wednesday.
A man, who had allegedly just left the hospital and was sitting on a bench, jumped into their car.
The woman, who was walking to the hospital entrance with her husband, saw the man driving their car away and was trying to stop him when he hit her with the vehicle, police said.
Paramedics transferred her from Casey Hospital to The Alfred in a critical condition.
She was in a serious but stable condition as of Wednesday evening, and police later arrested a 25-year-old man at Pioneer Bay on the Bass Coast.
Officers also recovered the couple’s brown Ford Territory nearby.
“The man, who is of no fixed address, is currently assisting police with their enquiries,” police said in a statement. “The investigation remains ongoing.”
Casey Hospital was helping police in their investigation.
Police urged anyone who witnessed the incident, or with footage of it, to come forward.
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