Disabled man attacked in his wheelchair on Lord Street, Southport
http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/southport-news/southport-southport-news/2009/04/17/disabled-man-attacked-in-his-wheelchair-on-lord-street-southport-101022-23403521/
James Jones
A WHEELCHAIR-BOUND man was attacked by a drunken woman on Lord Street.
Now police are urging Visiter readers to help them try and arrest the female thug, who launched a mindless attack on the defenceless former Royal Navy officer.
The girl in her early 20s tried to leap into 51-year-old James Jones’ lap as he made his way home after watching Liverpool FC.
James, confined to a wheelchair after breaking his neck while serving in navy, said: “She tried to jump onto my knee, and put her arms out, so I tried to go around her.
“Because she was standing still she swung me round into the post - the metal stantion.
“I shouted, ‘Oi what are you doing?’ and she started effing and jeffing at me.”
The woman, who appeared to have been drinking heavily, was then restrained by her boyfriend.
James said: “He had her by the arms, but she still tried to take a swipe at my face.
“My leg and arm were cut and the footplate of my chair was broken off when I hit the post.
“Her boyfriend told me to ‘do one’, but I couldn’t leave because my footplate was on the floor.”
The pair then made off and eventually a passerby helped James by picking up his footplate for him.
“I trundled home very slowly with one foot dragging on the floor,” James said.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Man accused of attacking, forcing way into home of disabled woman
http://www.standard.net/live/news/169837
Man accused of attacking, forcing way into home of disabled womanBy KRISTINE SHAWKEY
OGDEN -- A man has been charged with aggravated sexual assault and burglary after police said he attacked a disabled woman after forcing his way into her home.
Michael James Vantress, 26, was prowling near the area of 30th Street and Van Buren Avenue when he followed a 35-year-old woman from the laundry room of her apartment complex to her home sometime before midnight March 20, Ogden Police Detective Tim Scott said.
Vantress pushed his way into the home, where he took money from the woman's purse, broke her phone and forced her down and sexually assaulted her, Scott said.
The woman, described as having physical and mental disabilities that limit her speech and physical ability, was not able to get help immediately following the situation.
Neighbors, family and apartment management told police of the incident.
"This is something where this victim's speech ability is very diminished and she doesn't have the ability to resist or call for help," Scott said.
"The suspect disabled and broke the phone so she had no means to escape. (She) was essentially trapped in the apartment with no physical ability or mental ability to call for help and plan a form of escape."
Scott said this was a difficult case because of the serious charges and the struggle to get information from the woman because of her speech disability. And because the woman didn't know the suspect, that made identifying him even harder.
"The case was made more difficult because he was a stranger to her, but she was able to communicate well enough to help us identify the suspect," Scott said.
Vantress has a history of burglary, which is why police believe he entered the woman's home.
Police say they believe the sexual assault was a crime of opportunity.
"She was going about her daily routine," Scott said, "and then the suspect targeted her and took advantage of her mental and physical ability, knowing the victim didn't have the ability to resist or call for the help."
Man accused of attacking, forcing way into home of disabled womanBy KRISTINE SHAWKEY
OGDEN -- A man has been charged with aggravated sexual assault and burglary after police said he attacked a disabled woman after forcing his way into her home.
Michael James Vantress, 26, was prowling near the area of 30th Street and Van Buren Avenue when he followed a 35-year-old woman from the laundry room of her apartment complex to her home sometime before midnight March 20, Ogden Police Detective Tim Scott said.
Vantress pushed his way into the home, where he took money from the woman's purse, broke her phone and forced her down and sexually assaulted her, Scott said.
The woman, described as having physical and mental disabilities that limit her speech and physical ability, was not able to get help immediately following the situation.
Neighbors, family and apartment management told police of the incident.
"This is something where this victim's speech ability is very diminished and she doesn't have the ability to resist or call for help," Scott said.
"The suspect disabled and broke the phone so she had no means to escape. (She) was essentially trapped in the apartment with no physical ability or mental ability to call for help and plan a form of escape."
Scott said this was a difficult case because of the serious charges and the struggle to get information from the woman because of her speech disability. And because the woman didn't know the suspect, that made identifying him even harder.
"The case was made more difficult because he was a stranger to her, but she was able to communicate well enough to help us identify the suspect," Scott said.
Vantress has a history of burglary, which is why police believe he entered the woman's home.
Police say they believe the sexual assault was a crime of opportunity.
"She was going about her daily routine," Scott said, "and then the suspect targeted her and took advantage of her mental and physical ability, knowing the victim didn't have the ability to resist or call for the help."
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Cops: Handicapped Woman Attacked At Bus Stop
http://www.wcpo.com/content/news/neighborhoods/corryville/story/Cops-Handicapped-Woman-Attacked-At-Bus-Stop/XzGcSc15MkS0Kd6ZzykyOg.cspx?rss=711
Reported by: Lance Barry Email: lance.barry@wcpo.com Last Update: 4/09 7:44 am
(9News) A woman who suffers from Multiple Sclerosis was allegedly attacked by a man at a bus stop outside a local hospital late Wednesday night.It's a story you saw first on 9News.It happened at a bus stop on Goodman Street near the University of Cincinnati Hospital's emergency room entrance around 10:30 p.m.UC Police say the woman was standing at the stop when, for some reason, 26-year-old Lonell Wynn physically assaulted her and took the cane she depends on. Wynn's actions caused the woman to fall, police say.Wynn, from Winton Terrace, then allegedly threw the cane and the woman's cell phone, breaking both.
Reported by: Lance Barry Email: lance.barry@wcpo.com Last Update: 4/09 7:44 am
(9News) A woman who suffers from Multiple Sclerosis was allegedly attacked by a man at a bus stop outside a local hospital late Wednesday night.It's a story you saw first on 9News.It happened at a bus stop on Goodman Street near the University of Cincinnati Hospital's emergency room entrance around 10:30 p.m.UC Police say the woman was standing at the stop when, for some reason, 26-year-old Lonell Wynn physically assaulted her and took the cane she depends on. Wynn's actions caused the woman to fall, police say.Wynn, from Winton Terrace, then allegedly threw the cane and the woman's cell phone, breaking both.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Vulnerable Amble couple attacked by armed robber
http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2009/04/01/vulnerable-amble-couple-attacked-by-armed-robber-61634-23280523/
A HAMMER-wielding robber attacked a disabled man and his wife.
The woman, 52, was helping her wheelchair bound husband, 68, from their car into their home on Amble’s Gloster Park estate when the attacker struck at 10.12pm on Monday.
The man approached the couple and demanded money from them.
He then entered the house and assaulted the woman with what police believe to be a hammer.
The man stole a mobile phone, a cordless phone and a small amount of cash. The woman suffered facial injuries and bruising to her arms and body.
Her husband was knocked from his wheelchair during the attack, but escaped injury. The robber fled towards Amble cemetery, behind the couple’s home.
A HAMMER-wielding robber attacked a disabled man and his wife.
The woman, 52, was helping her wheelchair bound husband, 68, from their car into their home on Amble’s Gloster Park estate when the attacker struck at 10.12pm on Monday.
The man approached the couple and demanded money from them.
He then entered the house and assaulted the woman with what police believe to be a hammer.
The man stole a mobile phone, a cordless phone and a small amount of cash. The woman suffered facial injuries and bruising to her arms and body.
Her husband was knocked from his wheelchair during the attack, but escaped injury. The robber fled towards Amble cemetery, behind the couple’s home.
Sergey Protazanov, a newspaper worker for the opposition Grazhdanskoe Soglasie newspaper in the Moscow suburb of Khimki, died Monday in his home
Sergey Protazanov, a newspaper worker for the opposition Grazhdanskoe Soglasie newspaper in the Moscow suburb of Khimki, died Monday in his home. According to colleagues and friends, he was violently attacked the day before, the Gazeta.ru online newspaper reports. Police, meanwhile, blamed Protazanov’s death on either poisoning or overdose.
“He died after a brutal attack which took place during the weekend,” said Alla Chernysheva, an activist leader in a local environmental movement. According to Chernysheva, Protazanov was attacked from behind and hit in the head, knocked to the ground, and kicked repeatedly. Protazanov, who is disabled, was then hospitalized and released the next day.
“He died after a brutal attack which took place during the weekend,” said Alla Chernysheva, an activist leader in a local environmental movement. According to Chernysheva, Protazanov was attacked from behind and hit in the head, knocked to the ground, and kicked repeatedly. Protazanov, who is disabled, was then hospitalized and released the next day.
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