Mugger ‘beat woman unconscious’
A mugger knocked a woman out and made off with her bank card, a court heard. Constantin Ovaciuc, 48, allegedly beat Katarzyna Ziarek until she lost consciousness in Stanley Road, Walthamstow, east London on May 1. The victim woke up to the taste blood in her mouth while the Romanian national walked off with her belongings, Thames Magistrates’ Court heard. Prosecutor André Nwadikwa said: ‘This matter is related to an offence on Friday 1 May. ‘He approaches the victim, he…