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| Stroke victim, 82, raped in bed | |
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| Staff at residential care homes for the elderly are being asked to be extra vigilant after a bed-ridden woman was raped in her room. | |
| A member of staff, at the home in Nottinghamshire, disturbed a naked man attacking the woman in her room at about 0520 BST on Sunday. | |
| The intruder, described as black, slim, aged 20-25 with dreadlocks, ran off. | |
| Det Insp Sean Anderson said the attack against the 82-year-old stroke victim, "defies belief". | |
| Residential home owners and guests were being warned by the police to be extra vigilant, and to close doors and windows at night, until the man is caught. | Residential home owners and guests were being warned by the police to be extra vigilant, and to close doors and windows at night, until the man is caught. |
| It defies belief that someone can sink so low as to attack and sexually abuse a helpless old lady who has had a stroke Det Insp Sean Anderson | |
| Mr Anderson, who is in charge of the inquiry, said: "It defies belief that someone can sink so low as to attack and sexually abuse a helpless old lady who has had a stroke and who is incapable of defending herself." | Mr Anderson, who is in charge of the inquiry, said: "It defies belief that someone can sink so low as to attack and sexually abuse a helpless old lady who has had a stroke and who is incapable of defending herself." |
| He added that it had yet to be established how the offender had entered the premises and that the man was very dangerous and must be caught as soon as possible. | |
| The attack took place on the ground floor of the residential care home. | The attack took place on the ground floor of the residential care home. |
| A full search of the area was carried out with police officers and dogs but the man was not found. | |
| Mr Anderson urged anyone who may have seen someone fitting the attacker's description to come forward. | |
| "No-one would want to shield an individual capable of this sort of crime," he said. | |
| The care home's manager declined to comment about the incident other than to say that it was a "sensitive matter". | The care home's manager declined to comment about the incident other than to say that it was a "sensitive matter". |