A robber who snatched an elderly woman's handbag, causing her to fall and break her hip, had boiling water poured over him in prison.
Dean Kenyon carried out the frightening robbery in Consett on January 12, and left the 79-year-old victim with lifelong injuries. The 35-year-old grabbed the woman's handbag as she was waiting to be picked up by her daughter at around 8.15pm - but the force of the robbery caused the woman to fall backwards and fracture her hip.
Kenyon was arrested after he was identified on CCTV footage and he was remanded in custody. But while on remand in prison, Kenyon was subjected to a "horrific attack" where boiling water was poured on his legs and arms, resulting in him having five skin graft operations. He is now in "constant and searing pain", Durham Crown Court heard.
