A man suspected of twice raping a 70-year-old woman in Faro, Portugal, has been placed in pre-trial detention, with police stating he allegedly entered the victim's residence and attacked her violently while she slept.
Ukrainian forces successfully used a ground robot to evacuate a 77-year-old woman from a "grey zone" amidst ongoing fighting. This innovative rescue operation highlights the use of technology in dangerous situations.
An internal investigation at Szent Imre Hospital initially found no negligence in the case of an elderly woman's fatal heart attack, but a current official inquiry suggests multiple omissions in the late recognition of her condition.
Im Woo-jae, former consultant at Samsung Electro-Mechanics and ex-husband of Hotel Shilla CEO Lee Boo-jin, has been imprisoned after being found guilty of involvement in confining and assaulting an elderly woman.
Authorities in North Macedonia arrested two Romanians for defrauding a woman of over 300,000 denars, while Greek police in Katerini apprehended three individuals for swindling an elderly woman out of nearly 55,000 euros using an 'accountant trick'.
A 77-year-old woman in Zagreb was scammed out of hundreds of thousands of euros worth of gold by an unknown man who posed as a doctor, claiming a family member was injured and needed money for surgery.
Hungarian television host Borbás Marcsi is suing politician Kocsis Máté over his statements, declaring she cannot let them stand. This legal action follows public backlash, including an elderly woman reportedly burning all of Marcsi's books.
A Thessaloniki court has sentenced a 22-year-old man to four years in prison for stealing €100,000, an elderly woman's life savings, which she had buried in her garden. The theft was carried out through a sophisticated phone fraud scheme.
A mother, her two children, and a lawyer are accused of forging a power of attorney to seize the savings and sell the property of an 84-year-old victim institutionalized in a care home in Évora, Portugal, causing €400,000 in damages.
An elderly woman fell approximately four meters into the Danube River from the Belgrade Embankment in Budapest, prompting a response from firefighters.
Police in Volos, Greece, arrested a 28-year-old man accused of defrauding an elderly woman by posing as an accountant and stealing 21 gold sovereigns and a gold ring.
A man, identified as a Ukrainian national, was arrested after allegedly posing as a doctor and convincing an 80-year-old woman to hand over 70,000 euros. The suspect was apprehended at Bajakovo.
A student reportedly struck an elderly woman in the head, prompting a witness to share photos of the incident on social media and issue a warning to others.
In Lamia, Greece, an elderly woman was targeted in a telephone scam where perpetrators convinced her of an electrical panel leak, then stole her jewelry.
A 19-year-old man, whose name is suppressed, has been charged with the murder of an elderly woman and two counts of assault, to which he has pleaded not guilty.
An elderly woman robbed a bank in Alabama and subsequently handed the stolen money over to police, with charges currently pending as authorities investigate the unusual incident.
A trusting elderly woman from Bratislava lost 30,500 euros after a man impersonating her grandson contacted her by phone and instructed her to hand over cash to an unknown person on the street under the pretext of an urgent bank deposit.
A 25-year-old North Macedonian woman has been arrested in Zagreb for allegedly scamming an 87-year-old woman out of 40,000 euros by impersonating her daughter over the phone with a false story about an operation.
An 89-year-old pensioner in Beijing reportedly attempted to descend the exterior wall of her 27-story apartment building after becoming trapped inside, shocking onlookers.
An elderly woman in Korçë, Albania, sustained injuries after reportedly falling down the stairs of an apartment building, possibly losing her balance while shaking a rug.
The Equal Opportunities Ombudsman's Office in Lithuania found that Swedbank violated the law by refusing to grant an elderly woman a car leasing credit, failing to ensure equal access to financial services regardless of age.
Rescuers in Vilnius saved an elderly woman who was disoriented in the Neris River on Easter morning, subsequently transferring her to medical personnel.
An 80-year-old woman in Ehime Prefecture was scammed out of approximately 1.2 billion yen by individuals who posed as police officers and prosecutors, claiming her account was being used for money laundering. Police are investigating the incident as a special fraud case.
An elderly woman is again on trial in Heraklion, Crete, for setting fire to the house where she lived with her bedridden husband, an incident that previously shocked the local and national community.
The Kogi State Social Investment Programme Agency (KOSSIPA) has provided N1 million, food, and medical care to an elderly woman, Mama Salametu Shaibu, whose deplorable living conditions went viral.
Police reported that scammers have defrauded a 98-year-old woman of over 7,000 euros in Vilnius, with total losses from similar scams in Vilnius and Kaunas amounting to approximately 19,800 euros.
A 29-year-old man, Abass Issah, has been remanded by the Adabraka District Court in Ghana for allegedly killing his uncle with a pestle during a domestic dispute.
Authorities have solved the case of a robbery targeting an elderly woman in Kolonaki, Greece, which occurred in early February 2026, where over 200,000 euros were stolen.
An elderly woman was taken to the hospital after a fire broke out in an auxiliary kitchen at a house in Kalopanayiotis, Cyprus, causing extensive damage before a neighbor extinguished the flames.
Police in Kilkis have solved a fraud case where individuals posing as 'technicians' stole 14 gold pounds, jewelry, and money from an elderly woman. A case file has been opened against an identified man.
A man from Bačka Palanka was arrested in Niš, Serbia, for allegedly defrauding an elderly woman of over 30,000 euros. He convinced her she was a victim of magic and offered to help remove it in exchange for money.
Two citizens from Bosnia and Herzegovina were arrested in Makarska, Croatia, on suspicion of impersonating police officers and attempting to defraud an elderly woman of 30,000 euros.
Police in Helsinki are investigating a suspected human trafficking case involving an elderly woman who allegedly lived in a basement for over two years, with the crime period specified as 2023–2026.
A humanoid robot startled an elderly woman in Macau, sending her to hospital. Police escorted the robot away, prompting online jokes that it was “arrested”.
A 15-year-old girl was killed and her parents severely injured in a Russian attack on a village near Chernihiv, Ukraine, which also damaged two residential buildings.
The elderly woman, who was bedridden for the past few years, was attacked by the solitary stray dog which managed to enter her tile-roofed single storey-home around 6pm on Thursday
An elderly woman was taken to hospital in Macau after being “frightened” by a humanoid robot that abruptly appeared behind her before it was escorted away by police, prompting social media users to joke it had been “arrested”.
According to authorities, the woman, who was on her phone at the time, was startled when she suddenly noticed the robot behind her near the Lok Yeung Fa Yuen residential complex in Patane last Thursday.
Video circulating online shows the woman angrily confronting the ro...
A 20-year-old driver without a license hit an elderly woman and subsequently crashed into a pharmacy in Piraeus, Greece, with video footage of the incident released by SKAI.
A home nurse in La Louvière, Belgium, is contesting accusations of embezzling 67,000 euros from an elderly woman. She claims the victim offered her 2,000 euros as a gift, which she refused.
A man broke into the home of a 77-year-old memory-impaired woman in Helsinki, used drugs, and raped her. A home care nurse later found the elderly woman naked on a bloody mattress.
An 81-year-old woman in Kavadarci reported being scammed out of 300,000 Denars by an individual who impersonated a doctor over the phone, claiming her daughter needed an urgent operation after a fracture.
Police and firefighters in Poland rescued a 76-year-old woman who had not been heard from for several days and was found lying on the floor of her apartment.
A district court in Ostrołęka, Poland, dismissed a bank's lawsuit demanding a 91-year-old woman repay a loan taken out by her deceased son, with the court's reasoning yet to be fully detailed.
A 77-year-old woman was injured during a home robbery in Limassol in the early hours of Tuesday, during which jewellery and a mobile phone were stolen, police said.
Four individuals have been arrested for allegedly defrauding an elderly woman of over 17 million yen by falsely claiming she won the right to enter a nursing home. Police suspect the group may be responsible for a total of 3.1 billion yen in damages.
A 90-year-old woman in Panevėžys, Lithuania, was astonished to find her yard covered in snow after workers clearing neighboring market roofs pushed the snow directly onto her property.
An Innu chief has condemned the "cowboy" tactics of wildlife officers who raided a cabin in Quebec, injuring an elderly woman during their intervention.
A man allegedly broke into an elderly woman's apartment in the dead of night with an axe, claiming he wanted to ask her out on a date, before reportedly admitting he planned to take her to an underground construction site.
Eight individuals have been admitted to hospitals in Rajahmundry with symptoms of anuria, and an elderly woman has died. Victims are believed to have consumed adulterated milk, with blood samples currently being collected for investigation.
An 83-year-old woman was dragged along the street in Nea Magnisia, Lamia, Greece, during an attempted bag snatching while she was on her way to church.
A 47-year-old man scammed a 75-year-old woman out of hundreds of thousands of zlotys in Tarnów, Poland. He was arrested 232 kilometers away in Strzelce Opolskie after a chase spanning three provinces, during which he frequently changed transport.
A man in Liège is accused of diverting 147,550 euros from an elderly woman suffering from cognitive problems. The woman, who lived above his restaurant, had entrusted him with her bank card and secret code after he offered to do her shopping.
An elderly woman was involved in a serious traffic accident after being hit by a vehicle while walking on Skógarvegur. She was struck by a car while on a pedestrian path.
A Ukrainian strike on a Russian oil refinery near the Black Sea has reportedly caused toxic black rain and air pollution in the nearby town of Tuapse. Russian officials have acknowledged the hazardous conditions days after the attack, with the refinery burning for several days.
Three individuals have been arrested in Katerini, Greece, for allegedly posing as accountants and defrauding an elderly woman of approximately 54,000 to 55,000 euros. The stolen money was reportedly recovered during the arrests.
An elderly woman died on the scene after a car accident on Bornholm, Denmark, where she and her husband collided with a truck; her husband sustained minor injuries.
An 83-year-old resident of Warsaw's Włochy district fell victim to a scam by individuals posing as police officers, who convinced her to hand over money and jewelry; two suspects have been arrested.
A landscaper in Ireland cheated an elderly woman out of more than €50,000 for weed removal, slabbing, and cementing, with an expert review finding the work should have cost €20,000 at most.
A TikToker has issued a public apology following a viral video where she confessed to assaulting an elderly woman on a Lagos bus, an incident that has sparked widespread public debate.
An elderly woman in Athens recovered her bag containing 30,000 euros, gold pounds, and jewelry after accidentally leaving it on a bus, which was returned to her intact.
Finnish police have launched a preliminary investigation into an alleged aggravated assault of an elderly woman in Espoo, following a report from the hospital treating her, but currently have no suspects.
Prosecutors have concluded an investigation and filed an indictment against a 28-year-old man accused of murdering an elderly woman in Świnoujście, Poland, who had previously housed him.
In Thessaloniki, Greece, perpetrators posing as accountant associates stole 100,000 euros that a 76-year-old woman had buried in her garden. The fraud was uncovered in a village near Lagkadas.
An 82-year-old woman was hospitalized after being given incorrect medication by a pharmacist, leading to a professional conduct inquiry where the pharmacist agreed to repeat two courses.
A 65-year-old Arizona woman has been arrested and charged with the murder of her newborn child, whose body was found abandoned 45 years ago. The arrest comes after decades of investigation into the cold case.
Firefighters successfully rescued an elderly woman from her apartment in Heraklion, Crete, after a strong fire broke out. The woman was safely evacuated from the burning residence.
An elderly passenger has been banned from flying with an airline after an incident earlier this month where she struck a crew member, leading to her arrest upon landing.
A 50-year-old man, linked by DNA to a decade-old rape case involving an 89-year-old woman, has denied the charges in court, suggesting DNA transfer was accidental and admitting to having a "broad taste" regarding sexual images of elderly individuals found on his phone.
Authorities in Bulgaria are continuing the search for 79-year-old Tanka Manova, who has been missing since April 3rd from the village of Ruzhena near Kazanlak.
An 87-year-old woman from Skopje was found deceased in her home in the Šuto Orizari area, having suffocated in a fire that had previously occurred. Police reported the incident, which happened around 10:50 AM yesterday.
An elderly woman in Pella, Greece, was defrauded of 146 gold pounds and approximately 4,000 euros by individuals posing as officials imposing a fine for undeclared valuables, leading to the arrest of a 35-year-old suspect.
A major development has occurred in the murder case of an 84-year-old woman in Kamena Vourla, Greece, with the domestic helper, who was imprisoned for 18 months, now acquitted.
An elderly woman in Perama, Greece, was a victim of a known scam where a young man impersonated a DEDDIE employee, assaulted her in her home, and fled. Video evidence of the incident exists.
An elderly resident of Klaipėda lost a significant amount of savings after falling victim to a street scam by a Russian-speaking woman who claimed to help with a 'relative's injury'.
A 92-year-old woman in Lithuania, a long-time user of 'Etransport' taxi services, lost access after failing to pay a 2-euro balance from a previous trip, with the driver marking the journey as partially paid.
An elderly woman in Villach, Austria, reportedly locked two burglars in her cellar, though the Hungarian suspects deny the accusations, claiming they only wanted to sleep there after breaking the main entrance door of an apartment building.
An 80-year-old woman was trampled to death by an elephant near the Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh, marking the third such fatality in the region within the last month.
Zagreb police reported a brazen theft in the Trnje district where an elderly woman was attacked from behind, prompting them to issue a public warning about common patterns of such crimes and risk reduction.
Authorities continue to search for Nancy Guthrie, an elderly woman missing in Tucson, with new video footage emerging from the night of her disappearance and her last dinner guests now in focus.
SPAR has issued an apology to the mother of Orsós János after a cashier at a store in Miskolc, Hungary, allegedly doubted the 81-year-old woman's ability to pay for groceries. An internal investigation by SPAR concluded that while a rule was violated, it was not based on discriminatory grounds.
Two 26-year-old Bosnian and Herzegovinian citizens were arrested in Makarska, Croatia, and handed over to a detention supervisor. They are suspected of impersonating police officers and attempting to defraud an elderly woman of 30,000 euros on Monday.
A 73-year-old woman, Rhonda Abbott, shares her struggles of raising her grandson alone while working full-time and facing financial worries exacerbated by rising gas prices, preventing her from retiring.
Post-mortem examination conducted on Friday of the stray dog that allegedly fatally attacked an 84-year-old bedridden woman in Kerala’s Thrissur district has revealed that it was rabies-infected, police said
A 44-year-old firefighter provided emergency care for an elderly woman he encountered during the Lunar New Year holidays, Seoul Metropolitan Fire & Disaster Headquarters said Friday. Capt. Lee Hyeong-eun of the Eunpyeong Fire Station was visiting his childhood home in Incheon on Feb. 18, when he saw the victim fall backwards and hit her head on the floor. He called emergency services and provided emergency medical assistance by supporting her spine to prevent additional damage. Officials said Le
An elderly woman drops a 100-euro note from her jacket pocket in Bönigen BE. A post bus driver hesitates for a second, stops his vehicle on the road, and returns the money to the woman.
An 80-year-old woman from Bitola was defrauded of money, euros, dollars, and gold jewelry in a fake car accident scam. The perpetrator called her, claiming her daughter was injured and needed urgent surgery requiring payment.
In a sea of everyday and difficult news, the story of grandmother Borka, an elderly woman in black who sells vegetables on the street, is a touching reminder of the incredible...
On the outskirts of Międzyrzecz, a man attacked a 79-year-old woman and pulled her into his car. Passersby intervened, scaring him off and coming to her aid.
An elderly woman in Teleorman county, Romania, has not received any electricity bills for seven months since signing a contract with Hidroelectrica, due to a blockage between the energy provider and distributor.
An elderly woman was found dead in a hotel elevator in Volos, Greece, with a head injury, prompting an alert. It is currently unclear if the injury was caused by the elevator.
A controversy has been brewing over an alleged sexual discrimination of a popular beef soup joint on Jeju Island, where the owner was accused making disparaging comments about female customers. Those who visited the restaurant, which specializes in gomtang, a Korean-style soup made by boiling beef bones and intestines, said the elderly woman who owned the place discriminated against women. One person said she was forced to wait outside for an hour because the owner insisted it was bad luck for t
A brutal double murder occurred in Kadłub, Opole Voivodeship, where a man and an elderly woman were killed with an axe. Police are searching for the deceased man's teenage stepson as a suspect.
Bollards have been placed on a footpath in Kozhikode city to prevent two-wheelers from entering, following a solo protest by an elderly woman against the practice.
A video of an elderly woman in China using ritual hell money to 'buy' snacks without any complaints from vendors has gone viral, attributed to her kind personality.
An elderly woman in her 80s has died after a car crashed into a wall in a Dublin shopping centre car park. Emergency services responded to the incident, which occurred in the south Dublin area.
An 11-year-old girl in Vuosaari, Helsinki, is under suspicion for assaulting a 9-year-old boy and harassing an elderly woman. Her father has stated that the girl's behavior is being addressed.
Szent Imre Hospital in Hungary is under investigation for alleged professional negligence after an elderly woman, who was admitted with severe pain, died of a heart attack at home hours after her son claims she did not receive adequate care.
Else Marie Bøe, 78, believed her municipal apartment was her lifelong home but has now been ordered to move out, causing her distress and difficulty sleeping.
Police in Katerini, Greece, arrested three individuals for a scam involving a supposed accountant, which defrauded an elderly woman of 55,000 euros, with the money subsequently returned to her.
An unknown individual in Šempeter pri Gorici convinced an elderly woman to hand over her gold jewelry in exchange for cookware before fleeing in a dark VW Passat. Police are investigating the case.
A 22-year-old man has been jailed in Thessaloniki, Greece, for defrauding a 76-year-old woman of 100,000 euros by posing as her accountant and convincing her to unearth money hidden in her yard.
A 37-year-old landscaper defrauded an 82-year-old woman out of more than €50,000 for substandard garden work, as heard in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
An elderly woman had a stroke of luck when a bag containing 30,000 euros, gold coins, and jewelry that she had forgotten on a bus was found and returned to her.
A 93-year-old woman in Kastoria, Greece, was defrauded of gold coins and €1,000 by a scam involving a "collector" and a fake doctor. The incident caused significant distress over telephone scams targeting the elderly in the region.
An elderly woman was tragically murdered in Plungė, while in a separate incident, the body of a drowned man was recovered in the Vilkaviškis district. These two distinct tragic events occurred in Lithuania.
A 76-year-old woman in a village near Lagkadas, Greece, was defrauded of 100,000 euros by two individuals who posed as an accountant and used a fabricated tax audit, even employing a supposed drone to convince her to unearth her hidden money.
Fraudsters posing as accountants dug up and stole 100,000 euros that a 76-year-old woman had buried in her garden in a village near Lagkadas, Thessaloniki.
A man attacked an elderly woman, beating her and stealing her bag, but was apprehended by police several hours after the incident and is now awaiting a court decision.
A 77-year-old woman in North Dinajpur, India, died of a heart attack during a dispute between her family and election officials over home voting procedures.
A 75-year-old woman in the US was reportedly beaten in the street after asking her neighbor to clean up dog mess, with video footage showing her being punched and kicked.
Specialist detectives from the Gardaí have conducted their latest arrest operation targeting the 'Black Axe' crime network. This action is part of a long-running investigation into romance fraud, following an elderly woman being scammed out of a six-figure sum.
An 80-year-old woman with mobility issues died in an apartment fire that broke out in the early hours of the morning in the Agios Dimitrios area of Thessaloniki, Greece.
An elderly woman in Makryneia, Greece, fell victim to scammers who impersonated her son and instructed her to take her savings and jewelry to a church, claiming a drone would collect them.
Kamil C. has been arrested in Poland for collecting money from an elderly woman who was defrauded by a "grandson/son caused an accident" scam, a scheme that targeted multiple cities. He faces up to eight years in prison.
A 75-year-old woman in Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh, was tragically crushed to death against a wall by an SUV that unexpectedly rolled backward. CCTV footage captured the incident.
The Polish Ombudsman has filed an extraordinary appeal to the Supreme Court concerning an elderly woman facing a loan repayment of 222 percent of the original amount, arguing the judgment violates the constitution.
An immediate arrest has been made in connection with a robbery committed against an elderly woman in the Lamia area on the afternoon of March 25, 2026.
A court has sentenced a man to 12 years in prison for the sexual abuse and murder of an elderly woman in her home in Kehl, an act that had caused widespread horror.
Greek police have solved a 'golden' robbery that occurred in Kolonaki in early February 2026, where over 200,000 euros were stolen from an elderly woman's home, leading to the arrest of a suspect after a coordinated operation.
The Athens Crime Investigation Sub-Directorate has solved the robbery of an elderly woman's home in Kolonaki last month, identifying five perpetrators who stole over 200,000 euros.
Police in Ghana's Kadjebi District have arrested a 36-year-old man in connection with the killing of an 80-year-old woman, following an intelligence-led operation.
An indictment has been filed against a couple accused of brutally murdering an 83-year-old woman and stealing 180 zloty from her. The victim had previously helped the man when he was homeless.
Police in Bratislava are searching for unknown fraudsters who defrauded an elderly woman of 6,000 euros, releasing photographs of a male and female suspect and appealing to the public for assistance.
At the last moment, the jewelry of an elderly woman in Lamia was saved, who almost fell victim to a scam. Around 2:00 PM on Wednesday (18/3/26), two people approached an elderly woman and because there was...
A humanoid robot reportedly frightened a 70-year-old woman in Macau, leading to her hospitalization and the robot being escorted away by police, prompting online jokes about its 'arrest'.
Russian occupation authorities have sentenced a 68-year-old woman from the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia region to 11 years in prison for allegedly transferring money to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
A brief interruption occurred during Kyriakos Mitsotakis's discussion with citizens at the New Democracy pre-congress after an elderly woman in the audience fainted.
Police in China reportedly 'escorted' a humanoid robot after it frightened a 70-year-old woman, leading to her hospitalization due to the unsettling encounter.
An elderly woman from Ostrava fell victim to investment fraudsters, losing five million Czech Koruna. Police have arrested two men who acted as couriers, but the main perpetrators are still at large.
Four individuals were apprehended in Šuto Orizari after allegedly threatening and physically assaulting a 69-year-old woman. One of the suspects reportedly used a hard object during the attack.
An 84-year-old woman in Germany lost her entire savings of 300,000 Euros to fraudsters posing as police officers. The scam was only discovered when she attempted to take out a loan.
An 81-year-old woman in Kavadarci reported being defrauded of 300,000 denars by a person who impersonated a doctor and claimed her daughter needed an urgent operation.
An elderly woman was discovered dead in her home in a Coimbatore gated community. Her son was away on a trip, and the domestic worker is missing, with her phone found near the house.
An elderly woman was taken from her home against her will when she did not want to take all her medications. Behind this is a big question about the limits of human self-determination.
An investigation is expanding against a 25-year-old shepherd from Staro Nagoričane, North Macedonia, suspected of murder, with the exhumation of another elderly woman believed to be his victim.
An 84-year-old woman was hit by a car at a pedestrian crossing in Świętochłowice, Poland, after the driver failed to yield. She was hospitalized with a leg injury.
A former soldier who fought in Ukraine has been found guilty and sentenced for the particularly cruel murder and desecration of a corpse of an elderly woman in Nalchik.
An 83-year-old woman was dragged along the street by a 38-year-old man in an attempted bag snatching incident in Nea Magnisia, Lamia, as she was on her way to church.