I live in an over-55s housing commission complex.
There are 45 units and most of the tenants are well past 70 years of age.
In the past six months we have experienced three home invasions, the latest on Monday, November 4 at 2.40am.
Two teenage boys broke into a ground floor unit and terrorised an infirm 80-year-old woman.
They trashed the place, smashing the TV, and stole cash and her mobile phone.
Over the space of 15-20 minutes they returned twice to terrorise the defenceless woman.
We have been terrorised on the streets by feral teenagers on e-scooters and motorbikes.
That’s bad enough, but now we are not even safe in our own homes.
In my youth the elderly were respected and cared for; today the elderly are endless victims of rampant youth crime.
It’s about time our politicians and law courts did something about it.
Email, Nov 6
Barry Lloyd, Bateau Bay
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