Police are hunting burglars who launched a brutal and “completely excessive” attack on a 98-year-old pensioner during a robbery at his home in northeast London.
Paramedics found the elderly man with serious injuries including a head wound at the property in Enfield at around 10am yesterday. He was rushed to an east London hospital, where he is in a critical condition, The Sun reports.
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“This was a brutal and senseless attack on a vulnerable pensioner in his own home,” said Scotland Yard Detective Inspector Paul Ridley. “The level of violence used was completely excessive.”
A number of items were taken, including a television and personal belongings, according to police.
Ridley urged “any members of the public that may have seen any persons acting suspiciously in the vicinity of Evesham Road, Enfield, to come forward”.
“I can reassure residents that patrols have been stepped up in the area and extensive efforts are being made to identify and apprehend to persons responsible,” he added.
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