An elderly woman has been left with 'life-changing' injuries after being hit by a lorry in Bury.
09.09.2022 - 23:31 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A burglar who ran over a woman with her own car has been jailed. Gary Foulkes, from Bolton, stole the 68-year-old’s handbag after sneaking into a house through an unlocked door in Church Street, Horwich.
The 41-year old-man searched the handbag and found keys to a Volkswagen T-Roc, then dumped the bag nearby and returned to the house, Bolton Crown Court heard. The court was told how the homeowner saw the Ashness Place resident get into her car and tried to stop him driving away by closing the gate and standing in the driveway whilst calling for help.
A neighbour heard the engine revving and then saw the car accelerate towards the woman before driving over her and through her gate.
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She received serious injuries including multiple facial bone fractures, a head injury with a bleed on her brain and multiple pelvic bone fractures which required surgery from the events of February 27, 2022.
When Foulkes was arrested, police officers found he was in possession of a knife. When faced with the overwhelming evidence against him he plead guilty to burglary, theft of the car, inflicting grievous bodily harm and possession of a bladed article.
In her statement the woman said she cannot believe the injuries she received through no fault of her own. She fears she may not be able to do all the things she enjoys and feels frightened in her own home.
The incident has also had a huge impact on her partner who experienced the horror of finding her injured on the road and has had to are for her..
Ben Collinson for the Crown Prosecution Service said: “Gary Foulkes was prepared to go to any lengths to
An elderly woman has been left with 'life-changing' injuries after being hit by a lorry in Bury.
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