Gran, 87, dies after brutal beating in robbery
FAMILY BLAME ATTACKER AS PENSIONER PASSES AWAY HOURS AFTER LEAVING HOSPITAL
AN 87-year-old gran has died just hours after leaving hospital where she was being treated following a brutal assault in her home.
Heartbroken Eileen Blane’s family are convinced her attacker is to blame for the death of a previously ‘fit and healthy, strong-willed lady.’
During the savage robbery at Eileen’s Stretford home, she was kicked and punched before the man snatched her gold wedding ring from her finger.
After nearly two months in hospital, Eileen was finally discharged on Friday, but a family member found her lifeless at home on Saturday morning.
Granddaughter Hayley Blane, 26, told the M.E.N.: “The cause of this is obvious to us as a family. She was a fit and healthy, strongwilled lady and this really knocked the wind out of her sails. I don’t think for one second she would have died now if it wasn’t for that awful attack.
“As a family, we are all heartbroken that this is the reason for nanna’s death. We are all trying to come to terms with the fact that she was attacked at all and now we have lost our nanna.”
A police investigation to catch the culprit is continuing and a post mortem examination is due to take place to establish whether injuries she suffered during the attack contributed to her death. Eileen’s family released a shocking picture of the injuries she had suffered in the aftermath of the robbery in February. During the attack, the robber dragged her along her hallway after she answered a knock on her door. He then pushed her into the kitchen where he forced her against a hob. He told her she ‘wouldn’t get out of the house alive’ unless she handed over gold and cash. He ripped the wedding ring from her finger and kicked her to the floor before picking up her beloved dog and throwing it at the wall. When the robber went upstairs to search for valuables, Eileen escaped with her pet Sammie and raised the alarm. The thief ran off with the ring, money and Eileen’s purse. Hayley said Eileen had ‘died in her sleep,’ adding: “She’s with my granddad in spirit.” Eileen lost husband David 13 years ago and had not removed her wedding ring for 63 years before the robber ripped it from her finger. Well-wishers set up a JustGiving page which raised £300 for a replica ring but Eileen died before it was given to her. Anyone with information is asked to call GMP on 101.
I don’t think for one second she would have died if it wasn’t for that awful attack Granddaughter Hayley Blane