'HELP FIND MY MUM'S ATTACKER' Angry son urges people to trace the brutal thug who left his 71- year-old mother unconscious in the street.Byline: BARBARA GOULDEN and RICHARD PADGETT THE ANGRY son of a Coventry pensioner PENSIONER. One who is supported by an allowance at the will of another. It is more usually applied to him who receives an annuity or pension from the government. who was punched and left unconscious in the street during a brutal robbery today urged the public to help catch her attacker. David Faulkner David Faulkner may refer to:
He revealed that the young thug threatened to rape his mother if she made a noise. Today, Mrs Faulkner was still recovering in Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital from serious head and face injuries suffered in the New Year's Eve ordeal ordeal, ancient legal custom whereby an accused person was required to perform a test, the outcome of which decided the person's guilt or innocence. By an ordeal, appeal was made to divine authority to decide the guilt or innocence of one accused of a crime or to . The swelling swelling /swell·ing/ (swel´ing) 1. transient abnormal enlargement of a body part or area not due to cell proliferation. 2. an eminence, or elevation. and bruising bruising discoloration and actual hemorrhage at the site of injury, and a serious disadvantage in the meat trade. In the first 12 hours after injury the bruise is bright red, at 24 hours it is dark red, at 24 to 36 hours it loses its firm consistency and becomes watery and at 3 or was so severe that her only son did not recognise her. Mr Faulkner of Bullfield Avenue, Tile Hill Tile Hill is a suburb in the west of Coventry. The railway line linking Rugby, Coventry and Birmingham goes through Tile Hill, and Tile Hill railway station is within Tile Hill near its eastern border with Solihull. , pleaded with the public to help find whoever attacked his mum before he strikes again. Mr Faulkner, aged 43, said: "The police have to catch the man who did this. What shocked me more than anything was the amount of violence this thug used. "After getting an arm round my mum's neck, punching her and wrestling wrestling, sport in which two unarmed opponents grapple with one another. The object is to secure a fall, i.e., cause the opponent to lose balance and fall to the floor, and ultimately to pin the supine opponent's shoulders to the floor, through the use of body her to the floor he actually told her 'If you make a noise, I'll rape you'." The attack took place between 8.20-8.30pm on New Year's Eve in the Newcombe Road and Beaudesert Road area. Det Sgt Ian Pear said: "Somebody knows this man and we desperately need them to come forward. This 71-year-old lady's face is so badly bruised bruise v. bruised, bruis·ing, bruis·es v.tr. 1. a. To injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of (part of the body) without breaking the skin, as by a blow. b. that she is almost unrecognisable. "We believe her attacker will have talked to someone and that person needs to come forward to prevent this happening again." Mrs Faulkner, who is described as independent and outgoing, always insisted on making her own way when she went out. On Monday night she had agreed to meet friends for a double celebration - to mark the new year and her birthday the previous day. Her son said: "Mum felt someone was walking behind her and so crossed the road and didn't think that much of it. Next thing she felt this arm round her neck. He punched her more than once for the sake of stealing a handbag containing just pounds 12 in cash." Mrs Faulkner was found by a man on his way to the same party and then helped by a group of younger people, some in fancy dress. The attacker is believed to be white, in his late teens, about 5ft 8in and slim. He wore a woollen woollen fabrics such as tweeds, felts, flannels, blankets, knitwear made of wool with a shorter fiber length than that used for worsted. hat and dark clothing and spoke with a local accent. House-to-house inquiries have been carried out in the streets around Newcombe Road. Police, who are considering the possibility that there may be links to other attacks, are extremely keen to speak to the people who went to her aid. Yesterday, people living nearby were shocked. Local resident Aneeta Patel, aged 31, said: "We always think of it as quite a safe area. You don't really hear of attacks happening." Anyone who can help is urged to contact police on 0845 113 5000, or contact the free Crimestoppers hotline, where even anonymous information leading to an arrest can result in a reward, on 0800 555111. CAPTION(S): APPALLED: Dave Faulkner (left) didn't recognise his mum Alma (above) following the vicious street attack the day after her 71st birthday CRIME SCENE: The attack happened in the Newcombe Road area of Earlsdon |
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