A 71-year-old Palmerston North woman has had been seriously assaulted had her car stolen for the second time in three months.
And police investigating the aggravated burglary are seeking sightings of a red hatchback in relation to the incident.
The woman was assaulted and her had eftpos card and vehicle taken from the Church St address early yesterday morning, police said in a statement.
The car had been previously stolen and police confirmed the woman was the victim of an aggravated burglary in October last year.
She is safe and being supported by her family and Victim Support.