I was looking for evidence that this country is no place for old men, so I went on a 'Google Search'. I put in : 'old men attacked on the streets' and gratifyingly, it only came up with the following 4 stories over this year :
1. Man, 62, attacked on Lancashire street.
: 23 Sep 2010.
A 62-year-old man has been left in a critical condition after being attacked in a Lancashire street.
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2. A 72-year-old man has been brutally attacked by robbers.
: 13 Jul 2010.
A 72-year-old man brutally attacked by robbers outside his home in The Square, Weelsby Street.
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3. Burglar who attacked 69-year-old man is jailed for up to 11 years
11 Sep 2010.
http://www.thisisscunthorpe.co.uk/news/Thug-did-got-deserves/article-2631506-detail/article.html
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4. 102-year-old man attacked in his own home.
St. Helens, Prescot.
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