This is the horrifying moment a man struck a pensioner on the head with a metal pipe before stealing the food she’d just bought.
CCTV footage of the incident, shared by police in the US state of Arizona, shows the 77-year-old woman leaving a restaurant with two pizza boxes before she’s confronted by the assailant.
With her hands full, she pushes open the door with her back, so doesn’t notice the man’s approach.
As she passes the threshold, she is met by the aggressor who squares up to her, pole raised.
The victim takes panicked steps to move away from him, but he strikes his weapon hard across her head.
He then seizes one of the boxes as she drops her other belongings and runs back into the building – her head in her hands.
Police in the city of Tuscon posted the clip on Twitter on Tuesday, urging the public to help them identify the suspect.
They have not released any information about the woman’s condition, according to local reports.
