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Dramatic police chase ends with two men arrested after allegedly hitting an elderly woman in her own driveway while attempting to carjack
- Jean Parry, who is in her 70s, was run over in her driveway in Western Australia
- Two men allegedly stole Mrs Parry’s car and drove over her backlog as they fled the house
- The men, aged 22 and 24, were arrested 40 minutes later in a dramatic takedown
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Two men have been arrested and an elderly woman is in hospital after being run over in her own driveway during a carjacking.
Jean Parry, who is in her 70s, was sitting in her car in the driveway of her home in Hamilton Hill, 14 miles southwest of Perth, Western Australia, after returning from a walk around 8 a.m. Friday when two men her Honda Civic samples. .
The two men, aged 22 and 24, reportedly biked to the house on Ralston Street, where they forced Mrs Parry out of her car and ran over her leg as they fled in the stolen vehicle.
Two men, aged 22 and 24, were arrested 40 minutes after they allegedly stole an elderly woman’s car and broke her leg when they ran over her in her own car (photo, police bodycam footage shows the moment when the two men were arrested)
The stolen car was found about 40 minutes later in the nearby suburb of North Coogee, as police arrested the two men during a dramatic action on the beach.
Police bodycam footage shows officers arresting the shirtless assailants – one in a grassy field and the other on the sand on the beach.
Ms Parry was taken to Fiona Stanley Hospital and treated for her injuries, including a broken leg.
Detective Sergeant Jason Hutchison told Nine News there had been “some form of altercation.”
“He approached the vehicle, there was an altercation, she landed on the ground and then, when the man left, he ran over her,” Hutchison said.
Jean Parry (pictured), who is in her 70s, was run over by her own car in the driveway of her home in Hamilton Hill, 14 miles southwest of Perth, Western Australia, after the men stole her Honda Civic and set the scene fled
Hutchison described the attack as a “brutal opportunistic offence,” as detectives believe the men were not preying on Ms Parry, but rather leapt upon seeing her run the car to open her driveway.
Police have charged the two men with multiple offences, including grievous bodily harm.
The men will face court on Saturday.