Camera IconA 21-year-old man remains under guard in hospital after allegedly attacking an Australind grandmother on the weekend and then crashing a stolen car. Credit: News Limited, File image
Man, 21, in hospital after allegedly bashing an Australind grandmother
September 2, 2014 7:14PM
AN Australind grandmother fought off a 21-year-old man, who allegedly attacked her with a tyre leaver in a violent home invasion, with a knife.
The man is under police guard in hospital after he broke his back after allegedly crashing a stolen car following the attack on the 61-year-old woman in her own home.
The incident happened on Sunday afternoon, when the man reportedly demanded the woman's
car keys. It was then the grandmother stabbed him with a kitchen knife in self-defence.
The intruder then allegedly bashed her over the head with the leaver before taking off with her friend's car. He later crashed the car and broke his back.
"I knew if I had [the knife] in my hand really tight, he couldn't get it off me but if I let that knife go I was in trouble," the woman said today.
"We've worked hard for what we've got, what allows somebody to come in and take it from us?"
The man is reportedly facing several charges.