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A grandmother and cancer patient who was subjected to a horrific assault inside her own home has spoken about the attack for the very first time.
Cancer patient Ninette Simons, 73, is very still bruised from the shocking home invasion by three men who pretended to be police officers when they knocked on the door of her Girrawheenon home, in Perth’s north, on the evening of April 16.
But she is now bravely speaking out so she can pleading for help in finding the attackers, none of whom have yet been caught.
‘I’m very frightened, I’m not the same person I used to be, I can hardly stand or walk,’ she told 9News.
The men who carried out the cowardly assault claimed they were cops, telling Ms Simons’ husband Philip they had a warrant to search their house ‘for stolen gold’.
Grandmother Ninette Simons (pictured), who was subjected to a horrific assault inside her own home in the Perth suburb of Girrawheen has spoken about the attack for the first time
The men who carried out the cowardly and savage assault said they were cops, telling Ms Simons’ husband Philip (pictured) they had a warrant to search their house ‘for stolen gold’
Mr Simons, 76, opened the door to the men at around 7pm and a half hour of terror followed.
‘The minute they came inside, one bloke grabbed me,’ he said.
‘They said, “Get on your knees”, threw me on the floor, jumped on my back, grabbed the chord from the amplifier and tied me up on the floor.’
They then started attacking Ms Simons.
‘The next minute I was getting punched by the second bloke who had some mask on his face, saying, “Don’t scream”, and just belting me, which went on for a good half an hour,’ she said.
‘I said, “What are you doing? Please, you’re hurting me. You’re going to kill me, I’m 73 years-old, I’m a cancer patient”.’
But the heartless thieves did not stop. They tore jewellery from her body and then broke into the couple’s safe.
‘I was pouring with blood, from my mouth, from my nose and I blacked out – unconscious for a minute or two. I thought I was dying, I don’t know how I survived this,’ Ms Simons said.
One of the attackers told the couple that ‘If you go to the police, we’re from the area, we’ll be back to finish you.’
The Simons have been too scared to go back to their home of 45 years, which is 14km north of Perth’s CBD.
WA police believe it was a specifically targeted attack as the invaders took almost $200,000 worth of jewellery, which was the elderly couple’s life savings.
Ms Simons shared an important message in lieu of the attack.
‘I just want to plead with the public to help the police catch them, so that we can all feel safe again, please help,’ Ms Simons said.
Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000
Police officers are pictured at the scene of the attack in the Perth suburb of Girrawheen
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