22-04-2025
Aylesbury man, 82, admits New Year assault on elderly woman
An 82-year-old man has admitted causing grievous bodily harm to an 81-year-old woman over New Clarke, of Buckingham Street, Aylesbury, had been charged with attempting to murder the elderly denied attempted murder at a hearing in Aylesbury Crown Court on Tuesday, but admitted assault causing grievous bodily accepted Clarke's pleas and Judge Jonathan Cooper said the attempted murder charge would lie on the file.
'Sensitivity'
Judge Cooper remanded Clarke, who will turn 83 on 22 August, in custody and told him he would be sentenced on 17 judge said he wanted to look at "what happened" and "why it happened" and what "risk" Clarke Neil Moore, prosecuting, said the woman had spent a number of weeks in Muir, for Clarke, said there was a "sensitivity" about the case.
Thames Valley Police had earlier told how the woman had been injured in the early hours of New Year's said officers were called to reports of an assault with injury at a property in Buckingham Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, just after 00:40 GMT on 1 said the woman sustained life-threatening had been due to go on trial 23 June.
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