Elderly woman dragged along car park by own vehicle as it was being stolen

The woman 'fractured her right shoulder, pulled skin off her face and her knees, her left hand was cut and she cut her right hand as well'

The woman, aged in her 70s, had been shopping in the Lidl store in Castlerea, Co Roscommon when the incident occurred. File picture: Denis Minihane

An elderly woman who was dragged along a car park by her own car as it was being stolen is being treated in hospital for a fractured shoulder and other injuries.

The woman, aged in her 70s, had been shopping in the Lidl store in Castlerea, Co Roscommon on Tuesday evening. At about 5.30pm, she was approached by a man who deceived her into thinking one of her left-rear car tyres was flat. When she got out of her car to check, he jumped into the driver seat and drove off.