Attacker drives off in woman's car

An attacked woman watched her car being driven away by the man she tried to stop taking another car in the west Auckland suburb of Te Atatu today.

Police said as the woman drove out of her drive about 9am today she noticed a man tampering with a parked car.

She stopped to remonstrate with the man but was attacked and the man took her car, said police.

It was later found dumped.

The woman was taken to hospital for treatment to her injuries which were not serious. There was no sign of her attacker.

- NZPA