Two boys left a great grandmother lying on the floor of her home, with broken ribs and crying out for her mum after a robbery, with the elderly woman dying days later in hospital in 'one of the nastiest cases' a judge has ever seen.

Joy Middleditch was found by concerned family members 12 hours after she was burgled at her bungalow in Lowestoft. The court heard the 82-year-old mother of three was terrified and was "calling for her mother" after yelling for the boys, 14 and 15, to leave her home. She was taken to hospital on March 25, 2023, where she died two days later. Their trial heard the pair were wearing "intimidating masks" to "instil fear" into their victim.