Her father who came out of a house and told the man to leave was then threatened with what was believed to be a rifle.

Police said the driver of the Mazda CX5 then reversed into the father, causing him to fall to the ground before the man got into the car and fled the scene.

The woman was taken to the Wesley Hospital where she remains with facial and eye injuries.

Her father received minor injuries to his legs.

Police said the woman was not known to the man who assaulted her.