Woman robbed after faeces attack

An elderly Australian woman was pelted with human faeces after withdrawing cash on Sydney's north shore and then robbed by a man posing as a good citizen, police say.

Police suspect the attacker and the thief may have been the same person. The 85-year-old victim had just withdrawn cash from an ATM at Chatswood yesterday afternoon when she was hit from behind by human excrement.



A stranger then came to her aid and accompanied her to a toilet to wash herself clean. But instead of helping her, the man reached into her handbag and took her wallet which was stuffed with cash, police said.

The offender is described as possibly Asian, about 40 years old, with a stocky build and wearing a baseball cap. Police are investigating possible links to other offences.