article_snippet: Prosecutor Phil Dobson told Manchester Crown Court how the woman's mobility was badly affected by his horrifying attack.
article_snippet: Because the woman now struggles to move the woman right arm, the pensioner has become reliant on the woman family and struggles to pay for carers to help with cooking, dressing and bathing.
article_snippet: I feel comfortable in the home I have had for 55 years and I will not let anyone force me out of my own home,' the woman said. '
article_snippet: Unfortunately I don't think I will ever be able to forget this incident, due to the physical problems I have and the upset this incident has caused not only me, but her family. '
article_snippet: You were a young man of 19, making yourself as fit as possible for entry into the Army.
article_snippet: Had judge Hilary Manley not managed to disarm you
article_snippet: This could have ended even more badly.'
article_snippet: You cannot present a reason why you committed this offence - the lengthy and unnecessary violence causes the gravest concern.'