A masked thug slashed a vulnerable pensioner across the forehead, stabbed his ears and jabbed him in the eye, before robbing him of his savings. Nicholas Walsh, of Manchester, has now been jailed for 15 years after his 76-year-old victim described the incident as a "living nightmare".
Preston Crown Court heard that the elderly man was recovering from an operation and was exploited by people living in the flat above - who would come down and ask for money whenever he made a noise. The man had been saving up a deposit in the hope he could escape the exploitation, the court was told.
At around 1am on April 25 2020, Walsh walked into the victim's Blackpool flat through an unsecured door after being at a party upstairs, LancsLive reports. He had a scarf covering his face and was holding a knife in front of him as he entered the bedroom.
