A 14-year-old boy is in police custody after he allegedly assaulted a woman and stole her car outside a shopping centre in West Auckland.
Police this evening said the 62-year-old woman was recovering in Auckland City Hospital following the incident this afternoon.
She is in a stable condition.
Detective Senior Sergeant Roger Small said the teenager approached the woman, who was inside her car outside the mall in New Lynn, about 1.30pm today.
"An altercation has taken place and the victim has fallen to the ground. The offender has then allegedly driven off in her vehicle.
"The victim was found by a member of the public on the ground, coming in and out of consciousness."
