This 87-Year-Old Lady That Fought Off A Teenager That Broke Into Her House At 2 AM Then Fed Him Needs To Be Entered Into This Friday's Rough N' Rowdy
WTOP- An 87-year-old Maine woman ably fought off a teenage attacker, then fed him because he said he was “awfully hungry.”
Marjorie Perkins said she awoke at 2 a.m. on July 26 and saw the young man standing over her bed. He had shed his shirt and pants and told her he was going to cut her.
“I thought to myself, if’s he’s going to cut, then I’m going to kick,” she said.
She put on her shoes and fought back, putting a chair between them as the two jostled in her Brunswick home. The intruder struck her on the cheek and forehead before switching tactics and heading for the kitchen. He told Perkins that he was “awfully hungry,” she said.
So, she gave him a box of peanut butter and honey crackers, two protein drinks and two tangerines.
Perkins dialed 911 on her rotary phone and was talking to a dispatcher while the intruder collected his pants and left. He left behind a knife, shirt, shoes and a water bottle containing alcohol, she said.
Police said in a news release that they quickly tracked down the teenager and charged him with burglary, criminal threatening, assault and consuming liquor as a minor. Authorities did not release his identity because of his age. They said the teen was staying a few blocks away from the victim.
So many things to love about this story. First off ...Marjorie is a name that I know she was given at birth, but gives off such vibes of being 87 years old your entire life start to finish. Along with Gertrude, Edith, Beatrice, Mildred and Ruth. Just eternally 87 year old lady names. Find me a picture of them under 75 years old, I won't believe it, nor do I believe you can find it. Absolutely perfect that's her name.
Next, despite everything she still wanted to be a motherly or grandmotherly figure and realized even though this hooligan deserved zero compassion, she showed it. The term "sweet little old lady" really did shine through here. She could see his actions were a result of being in a bad spot and just needed a meal. Amazing she actually fed the kid after an attack, but that's what grandmothers do ... kindness in their heart as they say.
Rotary phone ... just perfect. Wouldn't want it any other way.
And lastly, the big one ... her being an absolute bad ass. Getting cut up and still being able to subdue this guy? BADDDDDD ASS. Sign her up for Rough and Rowdy already. I would make her the champ of anyone in the 87 year old division. The only problem is trying to figure out her nickname for the intros. "Mad Marjorie" ... "Granny Says Knock You Out" ... we'll workshop that. In the mean time... check out some of the great fights we have for this Friday night.
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