'Murdered for her pension money': Niece of grandmother, 82, says she was left ... trends now
The great-niece of an 82-year-old grandmother has said her relative was left to die by masked intruders who broke into her bungalow to steal her pension money.
Joy Middleditch suffered fatal injuries when she was shoved to the ground as two men attempted to burgle her modest two-bedroom home in Pakefield, Suffolk.
The crooks are believed to have fled with nothing more than a purse containing pension money after bursting into her bungalow and assaulting her.
The grandmother's devastated great-niece, Rebekka Arnold, called on the public to help track down the killers in an emotional Facebook post.
It said: 'Please contact Suffolk Police as soon as possible to bring these horrible scumbags to justice.'
Joy Middleditch, 82, suffered fatal injuries when she was shoved to the ground at her home in Pakefield, Suffolk
A forensics officer outside the home of Mrs Middleditch, 82, who died in hospital following a break-in at her home
Her handbag was found less than half a mile away, but the purse is still missing.
Ms Arnold’s mother, Mandy Leadbitter, said her aunt wasn’t wealthy and wouldn’t have had much money, adding: ‘They probably just took basic things - her purse, which probably only had her pension money.’
The intruders callously left the mother-of-three to die after the late night raid on Friday night or early Saturday morning.
She was found by a family member on Saturday afternoon and was rushed to hospital but died early on Monday morning.
Police have confirmed they are treating the incident as a murder investigation. No arrests have been made.
Suffolk Police have only reported her handbag stolen. The distinctive orange bag with silver link chain handle, was found in a nearby road with the purse missing.
Suffolk Police said two masked men forced entry into her home and knocked her to the ground before stealing her handbag and purse
Police seen looking for clues at the home of Mrs Middleditch, who was left with fatal injuries after two masked intruders broke into her home in Pakefield, Suffolk
Social transport driver Mrs Leadbitter, 57, described twice-widowed mother-of-three Mrs Middleditch as ‘quite a strong woman’, having recently fought off bowel cancer and then overcoming double pneumonia just weeks ago.
She added: ‘I think she would had have stood up for herself. She was that type - she wouldn’t have taken any nonsense.’
Ms Arnold also urged the public to help identify the men, saying: ‘What they did was terrible. I’m concerned that if they’re not caught they’ll do it again.’
Mrs Middleditch - described as a ‘glamorous woman who always had make-up on and her hair nice’
