Pensioner attacked at Kilmarnock's Burns Mall

Aug 8 2008 by Ian Russell, Kilmarnock Standard

AN OAP was punched and kicked as she waited for a bus in Kilmarnock’s Burns Mall.

The 82-year-old victim was taken to Crosshouse Hospital where she was treated for severe bruising.

But her attacker will get off scot-free because the injured pensioner doesn’t want to get involved with a police report and any resultant court case.

This week the victim’s daughter warned other OAPs to be careful when they are in the town centre.

She said: “My mother just doesn’t want the anxiety that a court case could bring, so the matter hasn’t been reported to the police.

“But I feel other people in her situation should be aware that the woman who assaulted her – I think she is in her thirties – did so for absolutely no reason.

“My mum was just sitting there until she could get a bus down to The Galleon.

“She won’t be doing that again in a hurry.”