DEATH BY FRIGHT.Byline: By PAUL THOMPSON POLICE in the US said 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. died of fright after a fleeing bank robber took refuge in her home. Mary Parnell, 79, dropped dead after dreadlocked Larry Whitfield burst into her home in the small town of Gastonia, North Carolina Gastonia is a city in Gaston County in North Carolina, a state in the southeastern United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 66,277 (68,964 is the 2005 Census Bureau estimated population). It is the county seat of Gaston County. . She suffered a heart attack even though the 20-year-old did not touch or harm her. It was later found Mrs Parnell had advanced heart disease - but Whitfield still faces first degree murder. District attorny Locke Bell said: "If you're committing robbery, rape or kidnapping and a person dies, that's first-degree murder." |
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