An 87-year-old woman living in Maine managed to fight off a teenage attacker who broke into her home in the middle of the night, and then fed him snacks because “he was awfully hungry.”
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87-year-old woman fights off home invader, then feeds him snacks
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87-year-old woman fought off an intruder, then fed him after he told her he was ‘awfully hungry’
An 87-year-old Maine woman ably fought off a teenage attacker, then fed him because he said he was “awfully hungry.” Marjorie Perkins said she awoke at 2
An 87-year-old woman living in Maine managed to fight off a teenage attacker who broke into her home in the middle of the night, and then fed him snacks because “he was awfully hungry.”