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17/09/2008
Woman, 89, Left Shaken After Derry Attack
An elderly Londonderry woman has been left shaken after thugs demanded £200 for unwanted gardening work, then assaulted her son.
The 89-year-old, who does not wish to be identified, described how three seemingly "very nice" men carried out work in her garden without permission, last Friday, then asked for almost £200 payment.
"They were very nice at the start but when I told one not to go any further he got angry with me," she said.
The woman explained to the men she had no money but they returned on Monday asking for the cash.
She again refused to pay the men, and when her son intervened he was punched.
The woman was left traumatised, and expressed fears that the situation could have escalated into further violence.
Her son suffered a black eye in the fracas but was not seriously injured.
(PR)
The 89-year-old, who does not wish to be identified, described how three seemingly "very nice" men carried out work in her garden without permission, last Friday, then asked for almost £200 payment.
"They were very nice at the start but when I told one not to go any further he got angry with me," she said.
The woman explained to the men she had no money but they returned on Monday asking for the cash.
She again refused to pay the men, and when her son intervened he was punched.
The woman was left traumatised, and expressed fears that the situation could have escalated into further violence.
Her son suffered a black eye in the fracas but was not seriously injured.
(PR)
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