Saturday, January 6, 2018

Great-grandmother ‘pushed onto the bed and raped’ in her own home

A great-grandmother suffering from Alzheimer’s was pushed onto her bed raped in her own home. The 89-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, phoned her daughter on the morning of 31 December and told her about the attack at her home in Poole, Dorset. Despite being in a state of confusion she said she needed to go and get medical help. She said that one young man had pushed her on her chest, causing her to fall onto her bed before he sexually assaulted her. Sickeningly, another man watched and laughed as the attack took place, she said. The victim was taken to the police rape suite and underwent physical examinations. Members of her family said their worst fear has been realised, and it is ‘impossible’ to describe how angry and upset they are. ‘I used to worry that she would let people in without thinking about it and that she would be burgled or mugged” her daughter told the Daily Echo. ‘It never occurred to any of us that something like this would happen.’ The family said their mother’s home was not broken into and nothing was stolen. ‘In a way that makes it even more shocking’, the family said. ‘They have gone there deliberately to rape her which is absolutely sickening. ‘If they’ve done it once they could do it again and we want to warn people to be careful.’

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