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...read this. It's not a heart-warming story.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...51606,0,5704068.story?coll=orl-home-headlines
Burglar beats 79-year-old woman, kills dog
Henry Pierson Curtis
Sentinel Staff Writer
May 16, 2006, 1:56 PM EDT
A burglar severely beat a 79-year-old woman early today after killing her dog.
Marie Howlett survived with head injuries after the 1:30 a.m. attack inside her West Colonial Drive home, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
"There was blood on the floor, on a table and on a bookshelf," deputies wrote. "Howlett told me she was sleeping when she awakened (to an intruder) beating her about her head and face."
Deputies found the dead pet lying in a pool of blood on Howlett's bed in her home that also serves as the office of the Conestoga Mobile Home Park. The dog had also been beaten.
Howlett was transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center. Her condition could not be learned at midday today.
Sheriff's reports show her injuries included bleeding from cuts to the face, a swollen right eye and bruising to both arms -- a common sign of injury from trying to ward off an attack.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...51606,0,5704068.story?coll=orl-home-headlines
Burglar beats 79-year-old woman, kills dog
Henry Pierson Curtis
Sentinel Staff Writer
May 16, 2006, 1:56 PM EDT
A burglar severely beat a 79-year-old woman early today after killing her dog.
Marie Howlett survived with head injuries after the 1:30 a.m. attack inside her West Colonial Drive home, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
"There was blood on the floor, on a table and on a bookshelf," deputies wrote. "Howlett told me she was sleeping when she awakened (to an intruder) beating her about her head and face."
Deputies found the dead pet lying in a pool of blood on Howlett's bed in her home that also serves as the office of the Conestoga Mobile Home Park. The dog had also been beaten.
Howlett was transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center. Her condition could not be learned at midday today.
Sheriff's reports show her injuries included bleeding from cuts to the face, a swollen right eye and bruising to both arms -- a common sign of injury from trying to ward off an attack.