An Auckland woman seriously hurt when she went to the help of a woman who was having her bag snatched has left hospital.
Lucy Knight, a 43-year-old mother-of-six, fractured her head and suffered a brain bleed as she intervened to help a woman being attacked outside a supermarket at Northcote on Auckland's North Shore on 23 September.
Her husband, Peter Thomas, said on social media Ms Knight was yesterday moved to a rehabilitation centre.
He said while she is physically well, her injuries are affecting her short-term memory, mood and understanding, which is hard to watch.
Mr Thomas said the move to the rehabilitation centre was difficult for his wife.