Elderly woman hurt in robbery

An elderly woman who fought back against a handbag snatcher in Perth has suffered a cut lip, broken dentures and bruising as she and her daughter were robbed. The 73-year-old mother and her 37-year-old daughter were returning to their car in the car park of the Burswood Casino about 10.20pm (WST) on Sunday when a carload of five teenage boys pulled up beside them. Police said one teen asked the daughter for $10 for petrol but when she refused he asked her the time then grabbed her handbag. Advertisement: Story continues below Another of the youths then grabbed the mother's handbag, Sergeant Gerry Cassidy said. "The mother put up more of a struggle and was pulled to the ground and she's got a cut lip, broken dentures and bruising to her arm and leg." Police are searching for the offenders, aged between 16 and 18, who escaped with both handbags.