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Maybe it’s worthwhile spending a few points on Melee Combat<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A widow of 80 told yesterday how she fought off two burglars with a ceremonial Army sword. Jean Freke wrestled with one intruder then snatched the 3ft-long, 100-year-old weapon from the wall and pointed it at the chest of his pal.
\nThe startled pair, both in their late teens, fled empty-handed from her home in Poole, Dorset.
\n[…] She told how while one raider went to ransack the house, she managed to steer the second one near a sword belonging to her late husband\u2019s dad before grabbing it.
\nShe added: \u201cI placed it in the middle of his chest and shouted, \u2018Get out, get out\u2019.
\n\u201cThey suddenly became cowards and ran off.\u201d<\/p>\n

You go, girl.<\/p>\n

What’s remarkable is that if it had been a gun<\/i>, Mrs Freke would probably be charged with something right now, given the state of British law.<\/p>\n

(via GoaF<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Maybe it’s worthwhile spending a few points on Melee Combat. A widow of 80 told yesterday how she fought off two burglars with a ceremonial Army sword. 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