A great-grandmother suffering from Alzheimer’s was pushed onto her bed raped in her own home. The 89-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, phoned her daughter on the morning of 31 December and told her about the attack at her home in Poole, Dorset.
Despite being in a state of confusion she said she needed to go and get medical help. She said that one young man had pushed her on her chest, causing her to fall onto her bed before he sexually assaulted her.
Sickeningly, another man watched and laughed as the attack took place, she said. The victim was taken to the police rape suite and underwent physical examinations.
Members of her family said their worst fear has been realised, and it is ‘impossible’ to describe how angry and upset they are.
‘I used to worry that she would let people in without thinking about it and that she would be burgled or mugged” her daughter told the Daily Echo.
‘It never occurred to any of us that something like this would happen.’
The family said their mother’s home was not broken into and nothing was stolen.
‘In a way that makes it even more shocking’, the family said. ‘They have gone there deliberately to rape her which is absolutely sickening.
‘If they’ve done it once they could do it again and we want to warn people to be careful.’
Detective Constable Jon Sainsbury, of Bournemouth CID, said: ‘We have now been able to obtain a full account from the victim but she is vulnerable and due to her health her recollection of events is limited.
‘We appreciate this must have been a very distressing incident for the victim and specially-trained officers are continuing to support her.’
‘The victim did not recognise the two men and is unable to provide a detailed description of them. It is also not known at this time how the men got into the property.’
The victim’s family said they are concentrating on finding her somewhere safe to live and helping her to get over the ordeal.
A spokesman for Dorset police confirmed that despite an ongoing investigation no arrests have been made.
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