article_snippet.sent: She tried to cry out for help, but Lewis had Lewis hand clasped over She mouth while demanding money, the Old Bailey heard.
article_snippet.sent: But four men wearing white balaclavas and gloves continued to demand more money before Lewis struck the pensioner twice with a metal bar, leaving Verna Fisher covered in blood, prosecutor Philip Evans said.
article_snippet.sent: Lewis was the man brandishing an eight or nine inch metal bar as Lewis demanded money off the petrified pensioner, the prosecutor said.
article_snippet.sent: Lewis continued to demand money and to reinforce Lewis demands struck Mrs Fisher’s twice on the nose with the metal bar,’ Judge Gullick said.
article_snippet.sent: Lewis also demanded Mrs Fisher’s give Lewis the PIN number to Mrs Fisher’s bank cards, the court heard.
article_snippet.sent: Despite Mrs Fisher’s ordeal Mrs Fisher’s had the presence of mind to give Lewis numbers to cards Mrs Fisher’s knew were not in Mrs Fisher’s purse,’ ’ Judge Gullick added.