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Bashed woman airlifted to hospital

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  • Staff reporter
  • 12th Sep 2012 8:14 AM
A seriously injured assault victim was flown to hospital by the TrustPower TECT Rescue Helicopter last night.
A seriously injured assault victim was flown to hospital by the TrustPower TECT Rescue Helicopter last night. Supplied

A woman has been airlifted to hospital after she was seriously assaulted.

The 51-year-old woman from Te Kaha was flown to Whakatane Hospital by the TrustPower TECT Rescue Helicopter late last night.

Helicopter pilot Liam Brettkelly said the woman had been a victim of an assault and had suffered serious injuries to her face.

The woman is today recovering in Whakatane Hospital.

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