The battered and bruised face of a burglar who got on the wrong side of a 72-year-old former boxer

[Mugu]

dailymail.co.uk


A knife-wielding burglar got a shock when he attacked a pensioner in his home - a couple of right hooks to the face. Gregory McCalium had not realised that 72-year-old victim Frank Corti was a retired boxer.
This police mugshot of 23-year-old McCalium, taken soon after he was arrested at Mr Corti's home, shows the facial injuries the OAP inflicted as he made a citizen's arrest.

Today, McCalium is beginning a four-and-a-half year prison sentence after a judge told him he 'got what he deserved.'



A court heard how Mr Corti - who served with the Royal Engineers in North Africa from 1956-58 - was at home with his wife Margaret at the time of the incident. McCalium, a neighbour, smashed his way into the couple's home and lunged at Mr Corti with a blade.



The pensioner dodged the knife and punched the intruder twice in the face, leaving him with a black eye and swollen lip. He then restrained McCalium until police arrived.

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[Warpy]

1. I hope Mr. Corti's hand wasn't too sore.

The thug's face, not so much.

[dysfunctional press]

27. i've punched three people in the face in my life...

and my hand swelled up like a grapefruit each time.

funny how that never happens in the movies.

[backscatter712]

2. Nothing deters burglary like a rearranged face... n/t

[flvegan]

3. What a clown that McCalium is.

Literally, I suppose.



Nice job, sir. Two well placed punches, and the crim was subdued.

[comrade snarky]

4. That's nothing but funny!

:evilgrin:

[Blue_Tires]

5. at least the perp made out better than those ignorant teens

who waited in the bushes by the driveway waiting for a well-to-do mark to come home...(turns out he was Secret Service and you know the rest...)

[Buzz Clik]

6. Two punches? Kid looks like he fell out of a car.

[scheming daemons]

7. I hope the facial piercings on the perp made the punches hurt worse

[Hardrada]

8. Don't mess with us old Dudes!

We have been around.

[Javaman]

12. Like I say from time to time, just because I'm old, doesn't mean my reaction time is slow...

I just think before I act now. :)

[tom_paine]

9. Now that's a feel-good story!

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: to Mr Corti!

[Scout]

10. i thought the only way one can defend one's self, especially if one is elderly

is if you have a gun???

good on this gentleman!

[Javaman]

13. So the moral of the story is: never bring a knife to a fist fight!

:rofl:

[KittyWampus]

21. DUZY! Your quip just made my day. Very funny.

[LisaL]

28. Not everyone is a former boxer.

[JackRiddler]

11. Given how it turned out you know the old man's having the time of his life right now.

The glow will add years!

[Gwendolyn]

14. Why does the story call him a "burglar"? He went there to kill the old people. n/t

[Nailzberg]

16. Burglary is entering a building with intent to commit a felony.

It is often confused with larceny or theft, because those are common acts that burglars intend to commit.

I think I read he took a swipe with the knife, so that could be assault w/ deadly weapon or attempted murder, but I don't know the nitty bitties of English law. They could be deciding whether or not to charge him further based when they can determine his mental capacity and intentions at the time.

But "Burglar" is an accurate, if broad, description.

[Gwendolyn]

18. Oh okay. That makes sense. Thanks for the info.

:hi:

He got 4 1/2 years already. The story said they were neighbors embroiled in an argument over the constant noise coming from drunk-boy's house. That morning the elderly couple called the cops, and later, after they left drunk-boy went over there to do them harm.

[Vidar]

15. My favorite news story when I was a DJ in the '70s concerned two

muggers assaulting an elderly man in Florida: "Two more KOs for Jack Dempsey."

[Mugu]

17. I have this need for symmetry.

So I wish the old man had tagged him two more times with his left.

[proteus_lives]

19. Go Mr. Corti!!!!

Now that's a tough old man! Good for him and I hope he spends the rest of his life in peace and happiness.


But...

4 1/2 years? He should be doing twenty for attempted murder!

[guitar man]

20. damn son

went after an old man and wound up getting an old fashioned ass whippin'. Bwahahahaha!!!! :rofl:

[noiretextatique]

22. 23 yo got his ass kicked by a 72 yo

:rofl: i bet he wishes he pick someone else to mess with.

[closeupready]

23. Good.

n/t

[Fire1]

24. Frank whooped his ASS!!! Good job!! n/t

[kayakjohnny]

25. I saw that second pic on NewFacebook

[Dr Fate]

26. Everyone love an old-er, I mean "seasoned" dude who can kick ass. Good for him. n/t

n/t

[varelse]

29. Mr Corsi has a talent for understatement

Mr Corti said: The accused produced a knife. It was no ordinary knife, it was more like a six-bladed knuckle duster.
'He made a slashing movement at me. I stepped back. He missed me, fortunately.

And more self control than most of us :P

I heard the knife drop. We grappled. I was trying to drag him out of the back door. We both fell to the floor. I had to subdue him by punching him, which I did not take a great deal of pleasure in.

[pepperbear]

30. "opened a tin o' whoop-bum, luv. just in time for a spot o' tea and THE 2 RONNIES on the tele."