Pensioner aged 87 punched in face by teenager on bus left 'petrified' by unprovoked attack
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The youngster, a 14-year-old girl, was sentenced to four months in
detention for the assault on the pensioner while on the 166 bus through
Croydon last October.
During a sentencing hearing at Croydon
Youth Court on Thursday, the court heard that the victim, Marion
Endecott, had been left "changed" by the attack and was "always looking
over her shoulder".
In a statement read by prosecutor Jonathan
Efemini she wrote: "I enjoyed using the buses, the independence they
gave me, and I liked talking to the drivers.
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Shock: The 87-year-old was punched as she was trying to leave the bus
"Since I was attacked I am now so frightened.
"It has changed me.
"I am now always looking over my shoulder.
"I am petrified of bumping into the girl who punched me.
"Even in my house, when I hear a creak, I get scared someone is there."
The
court heard that Ms Endecott was so traumatised by the event - which
left her with painful bruising for almost a month - that she had to live
with her daughter for two weeks.
"When I shut my eyes,
especially when I go to the bus stop where it happened, I see her fist
coming towards me. It's frightening," Mr Efemini read.
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Shock: Mrs Endecott said she constantly relived the attack
"Sometimes I go to sleep with the lights on. I never used to, but I feel better with them on."
The
defendant, who cannot be named because of her age, admitted the attack
at around 3.20pm on Friday October 16, following an argument with the
bus driver.
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