Woman stomped on during vicious attack

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A Christchurch woman was left with serious facial injuries and multiple fractures after she was allegedly stomped on during a vicious attack in the city on Saturday night.

The 26-year-old woman and her brother were assaulted in Woolston about midnight on Saturday, police said.

Senior Constable Mike Phillips said a man and two women were understood to have started assaulting the victims when they reached the corner of Ferry Rd and Oak St.

"The three assailants have continued the assault until the group was near the corner of Ferry Rd and Radley St.

"They are then reported to have fled the scene and got into a grey Subaru station wagon, possibly a Legacy or similar model, that was parked on Radley St and driven south along Radley St."

The woman was taken to Christchurch Hospital with serious facial injuries and multiple fractures.

"The victim has very serious injuries and it is lucky that she wasn't more seriously injured," Mr Phillips said.

"She was discharged from Christchurch Hospital yesterday and is due to have surgery later this month."

Police are now looking for the three people who attacked the pair.

They are described as a 1.75m tall, solidly built Samoan man, aged about 22-25, wearing a red trucker style cap and a white T-shirt or singlet; a Maori woman, aged about 20-25, of large build; and a young Maori woman, aged about 17-18, of slight build and wearing a black jacket with a fluffy hood.

Anyone who witnessed the incident, can identify any of the people described, or saw the vehicle is asked to call Canterbury Police on 03 363 7400, option 1.