Thief Pummels Woman In Street Before Stealing Car And Credit Cards

This is the moment a robber pummels a woman in the street before reportedly stealing her car and credit cards and fleeing the scene.

The incident took place on Avenida Anchieta in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo on the morning of Saturday, 6th November.

The victim, named as Marcia Santos de Sousa da Silva, 49, said: “I train at the beach everyday at 6am. It was around 5am when I left the house to get into my car.

The victim Marcia Santos de Sousa da Silva who was attacked by criminal during robbery in Sao Paulo in Brazil. (Marcia Santos de Sousa da Silva/Newsflash)

“I was talking on my phone when I heard a scream and saw someone running towards me. I thought it would be someone asking for something.

“When I looked again, he was on my driver’s side, yelling ‘you lost, old woman, you lost’. He then took my mobile phone.”

Marcia, who works in marketing, said she got out her car and the suspect immediately punched her and she retaliated, adding: “We were exchanging blows in the middle of the street and then he managed to throw me on the pavement.”

Woman named Marcia Santos de Sousa da Silva brutally attacked by criminal during robbery in Sao Paulo in Brazil. (Newsflash)

In the footage, the suspect is seen pummelling the woman on the pavement before reportedly stealing her car and fleeing the scene.

Marcia said the person she was talking to on the phone could hear everything on the other end of the line and informed the police.

The victim was then taken to hospital for medical checks where the police came to take her statement.

Woman named Marcia Santos de Sousa da Silva brutally attacked by criminal during robbery in Sao Paulo in Brazil. (Newsflash)

Eyewitnesses said the suspect abandoned the victim’s car shortly afterwards and then hopped on a bus. The woman’s stolen vehicle has since been found by the police.

Marcia said he managed to get away with her credit cards and documents.

The investigation into the street robbery is ongoing.