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A DRUNKEN animal battered his elderly grandparents - breaking the spine of a 96-year-old World War Two veteran and beating up his bedridden wife who suffered from dementia and has since died. Richard Davies s attack on his grandfather was so savage he broke his back, repeatedly kicking him as he lay helpless on the floor of his own home after the elderly veteran tried to fight back in defence of himself and his wife, punching his grandson in the nose and making it bleed. His grandmother has since died following the attacks on February 23 and 23 this year at their Leominster bungalow. His grandfather described Davies as like a mad animal and a raging bull when he drank but was a good boy when he was not drinking.
The 49-year-old defendant of Ryelands Road, Leominster, admitted one count of wounding (without intent) against his grandfather, a Royal Navy veteran who was involved in the sinking of the Bismarck during the Second World War. He further admitted actual bodily harm against his bedridden grandmother and two further battery offences against his elderly grandparents, who had been married for 72 years. The family of the victim said the attacks had destroyed him, and that the proud man, a good father and provider, had broke down in tears because he was not able to defend himself and his wife from the onslaught.
The 49-year-old defendant of Ryelands Road, Leominster, admitted one count of wounding (without intent) against his grandfather, a Royal Navy veteran who was involved in the sinking of the Bismarck during the Second World War. He further admitted actual bodily harm against his bedridden grandmother and two further battery offences against his elderly grandparents, who had been married for 72 years. The family of the victim said the attacks had destroyed him, and that the proud man, a good father and provider, had broke down in tears because he was not able to defend himself and his wife from the onslaught.