Maine woman, 87, fights off then feeds hungry burglar

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66410846

When an intruder broke into the home of retired 87-year-old Marjorie Perkins, he might have thought an older woman would not put up much of a fight."That was the worst part - to wake up in the dark and have this man standing over you," the former primary school teacher of 35 years told the BBC."I'm going to cut you," the young burglar said to her during the break-in at Brunswick, Maine.Though she was terrified, Ms Perkins leapt into action and fought back.The 17-year-old suspect has been charged with burglary, criminal threatening, assault and consuming liquor as a minor and is being held at a juvenile detention centre."I thought if I'm going to be cut," Ms Perkins told the BBC, "I'm going to kick. So I jumped into my shoes as fast as I could."She used a lawn chair that was near her bed to defend herself as he came towards her.