By Sammie Jones-
A robber who repeatedly stamped on the face of a 74 year-old woman before taking her handbag in a “brutal” street attack,has been jailed indefinitely.
Lee Naylor, 39, injured the woman just weeks after robbing another victim alongside accomplice Dean Whittaker, 27.
Jurors atBradford Crown Court heard that Naylor had previously been given an indefinite sentence for the public’s protection in 2008 due to his repeated targeting of lone women.
Naylor escaped an open prison on two occasions in 2012 and 2013, but was released following a decision by the parole board in January last year.
Prosecutor Chris Smith said Naylor was still on-licence when he and Whittaker followed Karen Raynor back from work to her home in Wibsey on September 21.
Naylor acted as driver while Whittaker confronted Miss Raynor in her garden, stealing her handbag.The court then heard that on October 2, 74 year-old Christine Fearnley was walking along Southfield Lane in Great Horton when Naylor grabbed her from behind and dragged her into a side street.
Naylor cruellytried to steal his victim’s handbag, and stamped on Mrs Fearnley’s face three times before she released her grip.
The bag was later burnt and the victim’s purse which contained sentimental family pictures was never recovered. Within ten minutes of the robbery, Whittaker tried to use one of Miss Raynor’s bank cards to pay for goods and withdraw cash, but it was declined.
In a victim impact statement, Miss Raynor said “there weren’t words to describe how angry she was” after the incident.
She said: “I am disgusted that someone would cruise the area looking for a victim. I will still walk home, but I will look over my shoulder for anyone who thinks that robbing a lone woman and threatening her with violence is reasonable, because it isn’t.”
The court then heard that on October 2, 74 year-old Christine Fearnley was walking along Southfield Lane in Great Horton when Naylor grabbed her from behind and dragged her into a side street. Naylor deserves to be locked behind bars for the rest of his days, he is a menace to society.
