{"id":8412,"date":"2009-11-13T13:02:05","date_gmt":"2009-11-13T18:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=8412"},"modified":"2009-11-13T15:09:22","modified_gmt":"2009-11-13T20:09:22","slug":"deaf-elderly-man-in-icu-after-home-invasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2009\/11\/13\/deaf-elderly-man-in-icu-after-home-invasion\/","title":{"rendered":"Deaf Elderly Man In ICU After Home Invasion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deaf Elderly Man In ICU After Home Invasion<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Sana Syed<\/p>\n

FORT WORTH (CBS 11 \/ TXA 21) – An elderly North Texas man is fighting for
\nhis life after one of two home invasions that happened Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

Police believe the same three people are responsible for a Fort Worth crime
\nspree.<\/p>\n

The home invasions happened blocks from each other, on south Hampshire
\nBoulevard, in Fort Worth.<\/p>\n

An elderly woman, who didn’t want her face shown on television, says she’s
\nis still shaken up after three masked men kicked in her door just after
\nmidnight.<\/p>\n

“I thought they were gonna kill me when I saw the pistol,” said victim Diane
\nThomas.<\/p>\n

Thomas is 72-years-old and says two men ransacked her home while a third
\nperson robbed her at gunpoint. The men stole money and jewelry. “I’m mad and
\nsad. Most of all, I’m scared to death,” she said.<\/p>\n

Police believe the men then drove a mile down the street and broke into
\nFrank Burk’s house.<\/p>\n

Burk is known for being the one person who takes care of a local city park.
\nBurk does the work voluntarily, despite the fact that he is 85-years-old and
\ndeaf.<\/p>\n

The elderly man’s family members believe the suspects may have beaten him
\nwhen he didn’t do what they told him to do. “Because he didn’t respond to
\ntheir demands, because he’s deaf. He would have if he had heard them,” said
\nBurk’s niece Pam Fojtik. “I think that’s why he ended up getting hurt.”<\/p>\n

Fojtik says the suspects broke into her uncle’s house through the garage and
\nback door.<\/p>\n

As a result of the attack, Burk has brain damage and broken bones in his
\nface. He remains in intensive care. Fojtik says her uncle may not survive.
\n“He loves the Lord and he’s ready to go home to the Lord if that’s what God
\nhas in store for him,” she said.<\/p>\n

Burk’s attackers got away with a few dollars in change. They also stole his
\ntruck, but it was later found wrecked.<\/p>\n

Authorities believe the three suspects are responsible for both invasions on
\nHampshire and two business robberies.<\/p>\n

While investigating one of the business robberies a witness noticed a car
\nthat looked like the one driven by the suspects. When police stopped the
\nvehicle they found three people inside and a number of items stolen during
\nthe robberies.<\/p>\n

Police took two men and a 16-year-old into custody.<\/p>\n

Source: http:\/\/cbs11tv.com\/local\/Fort.Worth.home.2.1304294.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Deaf Elderly Man In ICU After Home Invasion By Sana Syed FORT WORTH (CBS 11 \/ TXA 21) – An elderly North Texas man is fighting for his life after one of two home invasions that happened Tuesday morning. Police…<\/p>\n

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