Three people 'chose to victimise' a vulnerable, elderly woman in a wheelchair in her own home, a court has heard. Valdez Brown, 27, Yakub Thompson, 31, and Kimberley Fisher, 39, all went into the house in Great Lever through a broken window on March 4 this year. Bolton Crown Court heard how Brown had been carrying a machete at the time and that the elderly woman was in a particularly vulnerable state.
Judge Jon Close said: “She was a wheelchair user, she was in ill-health, she had recently had a cancer diagnosis.” He added: “And it was her you chose to victimise.” The case was heard at Bolton Crown Court (Image: Newsquest) The court had previously heard from prosecutor Ellen Shaw how Brown had hit the victim’s dog with a machete, though the dog was unharmed.
The victim herself was punched and pushed back into her wheelchair. When the elderly woman’s son came down to investigate, he was hit in the leg by the machete, while Fisher then fought with his girlfriend and Brown punched her in the face. As they made their getaway, the trio’s car was stopped by the police where Fisher, who has 38 previous convictions for 53 offences stayed.
Valdez Brown (Image: GMP) But Brown, who has 10 previous convictions for 18 offences, and Thompson, who has 30 previous convictions for 47 offences, tried to make their escape. All three were later brought the court and eventually pleaded guilty to affray on what would have been the first day of their trial. Brown also confessed to pos.