A transgender woman has been hounded by an abusive mob which likened her to Jimmy Savile and branded her a paedophile in a vicious hate campaign . Nell Stockton is now frightened to leave her house in Barnsley , South Yorkshire , after being targeted by the transphobic gang . On one occasion , the 55-year-old divorcée , who has been living as a woman for two years , was told by thugs they would 'break her legs ' because she had once been a man . Nell Stockton has been left frightened to leave her home after being targeted by a transphobic group of youngsters who have likened her to Jimmy Savile and branded her a paedophile . Police have installed CCTV at the home after Miss Stockton 's housemate , who is also transgender , was physically attacked . They believe the pair are being specifically targeted because of their gender but have yet to make any arrests . Among the abusive slurs hurled at Miss Stockton , who works for the council helping adults with learning difficulties , are comparisons to the paedophile Jimmy Savile . 'These people have been coming out with lots of vile things . They have been chanting `` paedo , paedo '' , saying `` are you a she-male or tranny ? '' ' she said . 'It is very frightening and makes me wonder if we dare leave the house in case we come back and it 's ruined . ' On one occasion thugs threatened to break Miss Stockton 's legs because she was born a boy . She is currently awaiting gender reassignment surgery . 'This was in broad daylight after I finished work , ' the human rights activist added . While the gang have not physically attacked Miss Stockton , who has a son with her former wife , her house mate was once beaten when trying to deter the mob . Miss Stockton , who works for the council helping adults with learning difficulties , has been living as a woman for two years . The 55-year-old has had eggs thrown at her house and was told by thugs they would break her legs if they discovered she had once lived as a man . Miss Stockton , who was born a boy ( left ) , said she was eager to move on with her life after transitioning . Police installed temporary CCTV at her home but she fears the attacks will begin again once it is removed . Police have installed temporary CCTV at the property in the hope of catching the youngsters . But Miss Stockton fears they will return when it is removed . 'This is all good for a while as it acts as a deterrent but when they take it away , which they will , it will all start up again . ' An online donations page has been set up by one of her friends to help raise money to pay for a permanent solution . 'It is difficult enough to get to this stage in life and going through the transition ... . most people do n't have to put up with this , ' added Miss Stockton . ' I am a hard working person and trying to get on and live and do my job . It is n't much to ask , we are n't going around being offensive to anybody . 'There is nothing worse than feeling unsafe in your own home . ' South Yorkshire Police said it was investigating several reports of criminal damage and public order offences but have yet to make any arrests . 'We take reports of suspected hate crime extremely seriously and incidents of this nature will not be tolerated , ' a spokesman said .
Nell ##ie is frightened to leave her home in Barnsley , South ##sex . The 55-year - old has been threatened and had eggs thrown at her house . Her housemate , who is also transgender , has been physically attacked . One of eggs threatens to break her legs because she was once a teenager .