A UK man is fighting for his life after he was allegedly rammed by a woman pushing a shopping trolley in the run up to Christmas. Source: The Advertiser
AN ELDERLY man is in a critical condition after he was allegedly rammed by a shopper before Christmas.
The 60-year-old man suffered a broken hip and wrist after being knocked to the ground by a woman pushing a trolley in a Marks & Spencer supermarket and is now in an intensive care unit at a hospital in Kent, The Bromley Times reports.
Police were called to the supermarket at The Glades shopping centre in Bromley on December 22, according to the London Evening Standard.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "Police were called to a store in The Glades shopping centre, in Bromley, at 1pm on December 22, following reports of a man injured during an altercation.
"It is understood that the man, aged 60, was struck with a trolley being pushed by a woman. He fell to the ground and sustained injuries including a broken hip and wrist, and was taken to a Kent hospital for treatment."
A 30-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm on Boxing Day and bailed to return on January 29.
Her arrest came after police were informed that the man's condition had taken a turn for the worse.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "On Wednesday, 26 December, officers were informed that the man had suffered further health complications and that he was now in a critical condition.
"Officers subsequently arrested a 30-year-old woman on suspicion of GBH."
A spokesperson for Marks & Spencer confirmed the incident to the London Evening
Standard
. "We can confirm that an incident took place at our Bromley store on Saturday 22nd December," the spokesperson said.
"We are assisting the police with their investigation and therefore it would not be appropriate for us to comment any further."
Police are appealing for witnesses to contact Bromley police station or Crimestoppers in the UK.
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