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Alan Barnes fund tops £100,000 after disabled pensioner was attacked outside his home | |
(about 5 hours later) | |
Over £100,000 has been raised for the disabled pensioner attacked outside his own home on Sunday. | Over £100,000 has been raised for the disabled pensioner attacked outside his own home on Sunday. |
Alan Barnes, 67, broke his collarbone after he was brutally mugged outside his own in Gateshead. | Alan Barnes, 67, broke his collarbone after he was brutally mugged outside his own in Gateshead. |
Mr Barnes, who is visually impaired, was left terrified to return home after the attack. | Mr Barnes, who is visually impaired, was left terrified to return home after the attack. |
Katie Cutler, 21, who lives nearby, heard about his attack and was so shocked she set up a GoFundMe page to raise money for his move. | Katie Cutler, 21, who lives nearby, heard about his attack and was so shocked she set up a GoFundMe page to raise money for his move. |
Although it only aimed to raise £500 for the pensioner, donations have flooded in and it broke the £100,000 mark early on Saturday afternoon. There have been over 16,000 shares on the page. | Although it only aimed to raise £500 for the pensioner, donations have flooded in and it broke the £100,000 mark early on Saturday afternoon. There have been over 16,000 shares on the page. |
There have been over 7,000 individual donations to the page. | There have been over 7,000 individual donations to the page. |
Speaking to The Independent, Ms Culter, who works as a beautician, said she was absolutely “overwhelmed” at the reaction. | Speaking to The Independent, Ms Culter, who works as a beautician, said she was absolutely “overwhelmed” at the reaction. |
“It doesn’t really feel real at the moment. I feel so overwhelmed, I have just been inundated with emails and messages - it hasn’t sunk in and I can’t believe how lovely people have been.” she said yesterday. | “It doesn’t really feel real at the moment. I feel so overwhelmed, I have just been inundated with emails and messages - it hasn’t sunk in and I can’t believe how lovely people have been.” she said yesterday. |
Mr Barnes, who was born disabled after his mother contracted German measles during her pregnancy, was knocked to the ground by an unknown assailant while he was putting out his rubbish. | Mr Barnes, who was born disabled after his mother contracted German measles during her pregnancy, was knocked to the ground by an unknown assailant while he was putting out his rubbish. |
The man, who Northumbria police are still attempting to identify, rifled through his pockets before running off after realising the pensioner did not have any cash on him. | The man, who Northumbria police are still attempting to identify, rifled through his pockets before running off after realising the pensioner did not have any cash on him. |
Mr Barnes, who is currently being looked after by his sister Carol Hill, said the response was “just unbelievable”. | Mr Barnes, who is currently being looked after by his sister Carol Hill, said the response was “just unbelievable”. |
"I've heard of fundraising for charities but I've only got a fractured collarbone, I didn't expect that sort of response," he told the BBC. | "I've heard of fundraising for charities but I've only got a fractured collarbone, I didn't expect that sort of response," he told the BBC. |
"Thank you doesn't really seem to answer it, does it?" | "Thank you doesn't really seem to answer it, does it?" |
You can contribute to Mr Barnes's GoFundMe page here. | You can contribute to Mr Barnes's GoFundMe page here. |
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