Mother-of-two jailed for 'vicious assault' on elderly couple during burglary

The judge said the woman had shown a level of empathy for the couple having tended to them with a towel and also called an ambulance

Krystyna Gasperowicz (pictured) a mother-of-two teenage daughters, was high on amphetamines and was talking to animals and plants just before she broke into the couple's home. Picture: North West Newspix

A woman who broke into the home of an elderly couple and attacked them with a cup and a bedside radio has been jailed for 18 months.

Terrified pensioners Michael and Winifred Herrity told how their lives will never be the same again after Krystyna Gasperowicz, 36, invaded their home at Coolboy, Letterkenny in Co. Donegal.