https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/woman-battered-pensioner-walking-stick-27579532A woman battered a pensioner with his own walking stick before robbing his pizza. Jade McDonnell, 27, approached the elderly man as he sat down for a rest after a day of shopping in
Manchester city centre.
She demanded he handed over his food. When he said no, she launched a brutal attack, kicking and punching him as he lay on the fA passing delivery cyclist intervened and managed to diffuse the situation, before McDonnell fled with the pizza, walking stick and the man's shopping. He was left with a suspected broken nose, as well as cuts and bruises.
McDonnell has numerous previous convictions - including for theft; attempted burglary; and assault. The man suffers with chronic arthritis, the court heard.
Mitigating, James Preece said his client was sorry for her actions and regretted her behaviour. He said the mother-of-three, whose children no longer live with her, struggled with alcohol and was homeless at the time. He added that she also suffered from mental health issues.
Jailing McDonnell, of Stanneybrook Close, Rochdale, for three years, Judge Bernadette Baxter said: "These were particularly mean offences against a vulnerable victim aged 72.
"He had been out shopping and when he returned he bought himself some takeaway food and sat down for a rest. At that point you approached him aggressively and demanded his pizza.[/font][/color]"When he tried to resist you, instead of going away, you engaged in a physical struggle with him that escalated to you punching him to the face before kicking him and hitting him with his own walking stick."
McDonnell used the 72-year-old’s walking stick to hit him repeatedly, before running away with his shopping, his wallet and the takeaway food.
