3 Thugs Thought They Could Assault This 77 Year Old Grandma... Instantly Learn That Was A Huge Mistake Its a sad but true fact that criminals often target the elderly for robberies and other crimes. There is a perception among criminals that older people are helpless and feebleand unable to defend themselves. Three young would-be thieves just learned that isnt always the case. When the three men attempted to rob 77-year-old Winifred Peel in the UK, they faced immediately justice. Peel was attempting to use the ATM when the men, later identified as Florin Geblescu, Piper Dumitru, and Felix Stoica, tried to sneak p behind her. The first young man pushed up against Peel in an attempted to knock her off balance. The woman recognized the man from her bank, where she had seem him earlier that day. Thats when she spotted the second man, who she had also seen that same afternoon. When the final man tried to squeeze past Peel so he could steal money from her account, she grabbed the second man around the collar. With all the strength she could channel, she banged the mans head against the machine. He was left bloodied and bruised. Shortly thereafter, the men were apprehended by authorities. 