The 80-year-old woman who had been found seriously injured in mysterious circumstances in Dingli Circus, Sliema on December 8, died yesterday at around 10 p.m., the police said.

They had been alerted that the woman was lying in the street at about 6.45 p.m.

The woman had been rushed to hospital where she was found to be suffering from life-threatening injuries.

Sources had told timesofmalta.com she may have been pushed to the ground in a 'snatch and grab' attack.

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