London, Jan 20 (IANS) A 6ft 4inch-tall burglar in Britain got more than he bargained for when he was battered with a walking stick by the homeowner – an 84-year-old woman.
Doris Thiele, 84, repeatedly hit Leon Ingram round the head as her daughter Helen, 59, held him in a headlock, The Sun reported.
Ingram, 34, was so terrified that he smashed his way through the conservatory doors with his head to get away.
The burglar left a trail of blood to a nearby flat from where he was arrested.
‘I hope this sends a strong message to other burglars.
‘If someone else comes they’ll get more of the same,’ Doris, of New Milton, Hants, was quoted as saying.
