A Dundee pensioner who was knocked to the ground by two teenagers has told of how she was still in pain around 36 hours after the assault.
Irene Ragan, 70, suffered a sore hip and arm, as well as a “splitting headache” after being pushed against a fence in a seemingly random attack on Main Street on Wednesday.
Police are now appealing for information to trace two teenage girls aged between 13 and 15.
A spokesman said: “Police Scotland is appealing for information after a 70-year-old woman was pushed by two young girls in the Hilltown area of Dundee.
“At about 8.45pm on Wednesday, the woman was walking in Main Street when she was approached by two girls aged between 13-15 years old who pushed her against a fence and then made off in the direction of a nearby gym.
“One of the girls is described as being 4ft 10 inches tall, slim build, with dark blonde hair which was shoulder length, wearing a dark hooded top and dark leggings.
“The second girl is described as 5ft 1 tall, with brown hair which was tied up in bun, wearing a dark top and dark leggings.”
After the attack Irene was left with grazes to her knee, although she did not need medical treatment.
She said she is determined that the incident won’t get the better of her.
She said: “I was coming back from babysitting my 10-year-old grand-daughter when these two girls came out of nowhere.
“My daughter was with me and at the time we didn’t think anything of it.
“Then all of a sudden one of the girls pushed me and I fell over on to a wall, banging my hip on some railings.
“At first my daughter didn’t realise it was deliberate and thought I’d fallen over. The girls disappeared and we phoned the police.”
Irene’s other granddaughter, Lori Malone, 24, said she was “furious” about the incident.
She added: “A 70-year-old lady can’t even walk to her own house without being attacked.
“I worry about how it will affect her from going out at night now teenagers hang around her area all the time so she’s always been a little wary.
“I also feel that this was what those girls would call fun which is scary there are a lot of old vulnerable people that stay around the area and I would hate for anything like this to happen to anyone else.”
Anyone with any information that may be useful should contact Police Scotland on 101, or any police officer.
Alternatively information can be passed anonymously via the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.