96-year-old assault victim robbed of savings

Thieves who attacked a 96-year-old woman stole a “substantial” amount of money she was saving to have new windows put in her home.

Frail pensioner Margaret ‘Greta’ Lilly is recovering at Letterkenny General Hospital in Co Donegal after being punched and gagged by two attackers.

Her home at Aghilly, Buncrana, was broken into in the early hours of Saturday. Ms Lilly was punched in the ribs before her handbag was stolen.