Elderly woman hospitalised after being ‘stabbed with pair of scissors’ by stranger

The woman was allegedly stabbed in Chatham, in Kent

A pensioner ended up in hospital after she was allegedly stabbed with scissors in Kent.

Officers were called to reports of a woman being attacked with scissors outside a private property in Chatham at 2.07pm on Saturday.

Paramedics found the woman, in her 80s, with ‘injuries consistent with stab wounds’, Kent Police said.

The woman was taken to a London hospital for further treatment. Her injuries are not believed to be life-changing or threatening.