(posted 8016 days ago)BBC News
Wednesday, 8 May, 2002Court hears of pensioners' ordeal
An elderly couple were attacked and robbed in their home by a gang who demanding money for drugs, the Old Bailey has heard.Alice and William Israel were in bed at their home in Kennington, south London, when the three- strong gang struck.
Prosecutor Timothy Cray said Mr Israel, who has since died, was beaten with a belt across the back while his wife was forced at knifepoint to stay in bed.
Mr Cray said that the men involved in the robbery attacked the couple to get money for heroin.