Charges laid over Vic elderly assault

A Victorian woman accused of knocking an elderly pensioner to the ground during a terrifying carjacking has been charged.

Detectives say the woman pushed the 87-year-old St Albans woman to the ground as she was putting her walker into her car on Sunday evening.

She then demanded the keys and sped off in the hatchback, almost running the elderly car owner over in the process.

The 33-year-old has also been charged in relation to an armed robbery and assault in Cohuna on Tuesday.

The Shepparton woman will face the Swan Hill Magistrates Court on Wednesday.