A WOMAN has been viciously attacked with a brick while taking a morning walk.
The 64-year-old was hit from behind with the brick several times in the random attack while walking along Smithfield Rd, Gatton, west of Brisbane, about 6.45am today.
The woman tried to put up a fight, but the man continued to beat her until a male bystander intervened.
Her alleged attacker than ran from the scene.
The woman, from Gatton, was taken to Toowoomba Hospital with cuts and heavy bruising to the back of her head and face.
The man is described as being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in appearance, with a proportionate build, short black curly hair and dark eyes.
He was last seen wearing a yellow camelback backpack.
Investigations are continuing.
Police are urging anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Earlier, a man was glassed while waiting for a cab in Brisbane's east.
The 23-year-old was waiting for a taxi with a woman on Wellington St, East Brisbane, when they were approached by another man about 1.40am on New Year's Day.
The two men argued before the man was hit in the face with a glass.
The injured man was unable to restrain his alleged attacker.
The second man then fled on foot before being picked up by police at Kangaroo Point a short time later.
The injured man, from Mackay, was taken to the nearby Mater Hospital with a cut to his right eye.
A 28-year-old man from Wooloowin has been charged with acts intended to maim over the incident.
He will appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Thursday, January 2.
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