Some ‘Young Punks’ Beat This Elderly Halifax Lady For Money Days Before Christmas

In a stark reminder that assholes don't take a break for the holiday season, an elderly Halifax lady said she was badly beaten by two "young punks" who hit her up for money earlier this week.

Jeanette MacDonald, 85, told the Canadian Press she answered her door Tuesday night to two young men who said "Do you want to live? You better give us the money." She replied that she didn't have any money. Halifax police said a male suspect "immediately punched the victim in her face, knocking her to the ground. The suspect then punched her again in the face, grabbed her by the arm and pulled the victim out of her residence."

"They hit me, knocked me to the pavement," MacDonald told CP, noting that her leg was also bloody. She said the men fled once a neighbour came out after hearing her scream.

Photos of MacDonald show bright purple bruises around her eyes and on her chest.

According to MacDonald, the attackers warned her, "We'll let you go this time, but the next time we come here you better have some Do-Re-Mi for us." (We hope these dickwads are caught just so they can explain WTF Do-Re-Mi means.) She described the men as "young punks."

Halifax police only noted one suspect—a light-skinned black man who was wearing a red sweater and a red toque. MacDonald told the Canadian Press she later remembered that there was a second attacker.

According to police, another elderly lady in Halifax was robbed Wednesday night. The 86-year-old woman answered her door to a masked man who went into her bedroom and demanded money. She gave him money and he left.

Cops say the two incidents could be linked. A 43-year-old man is currently being held in custody and questioned in relation to the break-and-enter.

MacDonald said she'll be moving into a retirement home in the new year.

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