JENSEN BEACH — A 96-year-old woman walked into her home Monday night and was surprised by a burglar who threatened to kill her, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.

Now she’s worried about staying in her home in the Pinecrest Lakes Mobile Home Park, where she has lived for more than 30 years, she told TCPalm.com.

“All the cops said he won’t come back,” the victim said. “He got what he wanted the first time, but he realizes you can’t have that much money and he won’t come back. But it makes me nervous just the same.”

According to the report, the victim had been at a bridge game and returned to her home in the 100 block of Northeast North Warner Drive around 9 p.m. When she unlocked the door and walked into the kitchen, a man came up behind her and put his hand over her mouth. The man told the victim he would kill her if she said anything and demanded she give him all her cash, according to the report. She gave him around $650 from her bedroom before the man ran out the front door.

Investigators looked through the home and discovered a broken pane of glass from one of the doors and a screen removed from the front door. According to the report, the man had moved several items around in the closet of the master bedroom.

The victim could not give a detailed description of the man because he remained behind her as he ordered her through the house.

TcPalm.com staff

Tags: elderly, robber

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