Mystery as woman is dropped off at hospital with a severed SPINE by a man in a white Mercedes – before he completely disappeared
- Woman, 37, dropped to hospital Jan 12
- Man who drove her left the scene on foot
- Police appealing for assistance to locate mate
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A man who dropped a woman off to hospital with a suspected severed spine is being hunted by police after he mysteriously vanished from the scene.
The 37-year-old woman had arrived at the emergency department of Bankstown Hospital, in Sydney’s west, just before 1pm on January 12 with a gunshot wound to her torso.
The man, dressed in workout tights and a black hoodie, had dropped her off at the hospital but when police arrived he’d fled the area on foot, with his white Mercedes Benz sedan found abandoned nearby.
Police later pulled up at a home on Simmat Avenue at Condell Park where bullet holes and casings were found, and a crime scene was set up.
The man rushed into the ambulance bay of Bankstown Hospital to drop off the woman
The man, wearing workout tights and a hoodie, was spotted fleeing the scene
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Paramedics helped the woman before taking her inside
The woman remains in hospital with severe spinal injuries, and damage to her internal organs.
Detectives have launched a public appeal to help track down the man who had driven her to hospital.
He is described as being of Mediterranean/Middle Eastern appearance, about 175cm tall, with a medium build, and a dark beard.
At the time he was wearing a black hoodie and black shorts over full-length black tights.
Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
The woman, 37, was driven to Bankstown Hospital (pictured), in Sydney’s west, in a white sedan after being shot in the torso on January 12
Police are seen at Bankstown Hospital as they track down the man who dropped off a woman to hospital with gunshot wounds last month
