A 60-year-old woman, identified as Gladys Coronel, was attacked by criminals while waiting for the bus in the city of La Plata. According to the news agency Noticias Argentinas, the victim was intercepted by the thieves at the intersection of 96 and 3 streets. The assailants tried to snatch her purse, and when she resisted, one of them brutally struck her in the head with the butt of a pistol, causing a laceration on her scalp and a fracture in her wrist.
Coronel was rushed to the San MartÃn Hospital in La Plata, where she received five stitches for the head wound and was treated for her injured wrist. Although a report was filed, the attackers remain at large, despite the growing wave of insecurity in the neighborhood.
Local residents expressed their concern over this incident and requested a greater police presence to prevent future criminal acts. The situation has caused unease in the community, which seeks security guarantees in their area.
