83-yr-old whacked would-be burglar with walking stick

An 83-year-old woman hit a would-be burglar with her walking stick after he smashed his way into her home, Dublin Circuit Court has heard.

David Mantle (aged 37) of Captains Road, Crumlin, Dublin pleaded guilty to one count of attempted burglary at the home of Maureen Burke, Malahide Road, Clontarf on July 3 2014.