AIRGUN THUGS SHOOT AT GRAN AS SHE SLEEPS; Mary, 73, traumatised by attack.Byline: By Mike Larkin A 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. was left cowering cow·er intr.v. cow·ered, cow·er·ing, cow·ers To cringe in fear. [Middle English couren, of Scandinavian origin.] in terror when she was attacked with an airgun as she lay in bed. Great-grandmother Mary Renfrew, 73, was reading when the weapon was fired through her window four times. She said: "It was very frightening and it is disgusting someone could do something like this. It could have been very serious." The attack happened in Paisley Paisley (pāz`lē), town (1991 pop. 84,330), Renfrewshire, W Scotland, on the White Cart Water, a stream. It has a thriving textile industry and is an extremely large producer of thread. last Thursday at around 3.10am. Mary, a widow who suffers from arthritis and walks with a stick, believes she was singled out. She said: "My house was the only one with a light on and it seems they deliberately targeted me. "I could have been blinded or worse in the attack. I am so angry." The retired cleaner has been traumatised by the incident. She added: "I am frightened to go out after dark. I do not like living on my own any more. "There are a lot of pensioners who live in the flats here and we just don't know if the gunmen are going to try it again." A police spokesman called it "a very serious incident" and urged witnesses to come forward. CAPTION(S): ANGRY: Mary at her damaged window |
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