Mugging Victim, 103, Has Better Day Than Suspect

New York Times ^ | October 6, 2009 | REBECCA WHITE

[ETL]

The victim, Rose Morat, is now 103, still vigorous as she greeted reporters on Tuesday, hours before the man accused of attacking her and two other women [on March 4, 2007] was convicted of robbery, burglary and assault in State Supreme Court in Queens. ..."

The defendant, Jack Rhodes, 47, was found guilty at the end of a four-week jury trial before Justice Gregory L. Lasak. Mr. Rhodes was accused of mugging Ms. Morat on March 4, 2007, in the lobby of her building. The attack was captured on security videotape and widely disseminated, making Ms. Morat something of a cause célèbre. Mr. Rhodes was also convicted of assaulting Solange Elizee, 87, and Angela Khan, 53. ..."

“I told the judge, I said, ‘Just tell him to smile and I will recognize him.’ And he did,” she said. “I met him downstairs [in her building's lobby] and he smiled. I thought he was a nice man. He opened the door and then he hit me.”

Ms. Morat, who will be 104 on Feb. 4, spends her time playing bridge with friends, going to church and playing bingo.

“I’m going to be 104 soon, God willing,” she said. “Why am I here? I don’t know. People say it’s because I am an inspiration, I don’t know. Maybe I am.”

[Snurple]

Thats racist.

[bt-99]

“found guilty at the end of a four-week jury trial”

Great result but what in the world would require a jury to have to put up with creep for four weeks?
They had him on video. Four weeks for a
trial?

[Clemenza]

Enjoy Ossining, Jack(ass)!

[netmilsmom]

I like your way of thinking!

[gibsosa]

yeh, thats it.. something along those lines... LOL

[gibsosa]

Me too, but looking at her face, and that video, just breaks my heart.. makes me want to break something(s) on that animal..

[ETL]

From today's New York Post...

HATEFUL THUG: Jack Rhodes faces up to 90 years in prison on his hate-crime
conviction in the violent mugging of Rose Morat, now 103, and two other women.

"Prosecutors said Morat, who uses a walker [then 101 years old], was getting off the elevator in her Jamaica Estates apartment building when Rhodes offered to open the front door for her.

The ex-con then punched her repeatedly before grabbing her pocketbook, which contained $33 and her house keys, and fled on a bike.

A half-hour later, Elizee, who also uses a walker [then 87], was opening the door to her Jamaica apartment when Rhodes forced his way inside and punched her in the face before robbing her, prosecutors said."

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/granny_justice_NCiWKZH2XMGkYJRQGivqEP

[metmom]

I don’t want to be banned, so I won’t say what I am thinking...AARGH

That's OK, because we pretty much have an idea what you're thinking and we're all thinking it.

You would just be the one saying it.

[gibsosa]

LOL, kinda figured that!