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Published: 2004-09-02 06:13:00
Updated: 2004-09-02 06:13:00

Posted: September 2, 2004

Rocky Mount Woman Fends Off Attacker With Club

Pearline Floyd
Pearline Floyd
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ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — A 71-year-old Rocky Mount woman gave a robber more than he bargained for.

When Pearline Lloyd returned from a shopping trip, she found an intruder inside her home. She grabbed her phone to call 911 and a golf club.

When the man attacked her, Floyd beat him with the club. He ran away with some money and jewelry.

Lloyd spent four days in the hospital with a collapsed lung. She is recovering well at home.

  • Reporter: Mike Charbonneau
  • Web Editor: Kamal Wallace
Copyright 2011 by Capitol Broadcasting Company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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