Police are perplexed by an attack on a woman in which her underpants were ripped off and stolen, he bag was also taken. This occurred in Brisbane on Monday. Even stranger it happened in a crowded place in broad daylight.

Local police never heard of anything like it before.

The 23 year old woman was grabbed from behind as she left the train station at 430 pm.

The lawbreaker lifted her dress up and ripped of her panties , grabbed her bag and ran.

There was no attempt to commit a sexual crime, and he was certain he would get away with it, why else do that near a crowded place.

Police are not certain if the panties were a trophy, or if he was a pervert, or if he had thoughts of a further attack.

Police have excluded this attack from a string of sexual assaults that have popped up lately.