Attack On Transvestite Followed By Shooting (Press, 13 January 1987)
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Summary: Attack On Transvestite Followed By Shooting (Press, 13 January 1987)
On the weekend of 10-11 January 1987, a series of violent incidents occurred at a house in Waltham, involving a transvestite who had been beaten and robbed. Earlier on Saturday evening, the victim was attacked by two men who forcibly entered her home on Lancaster Street, where they assaulted her with a metal bar. As a result of the assault, she sustained significant injuries, requiring 14 stitches to her head, alongside bruises on her body and knee. The assailants made off with hormone tablets and other belongings. The following morning, on 11 January, shots were fired from a shotgun at the front door of the same house, suggesting a possible connection between the two events. Detective Senior-Sergeant Colin Dalzell stated that the police were treating both incidents as linked and were pursuing strong leads in the investigation. After the shooting, witnesses reported seeing a car with three occupants leaving the area. The police’s focus on these incidents highlights ongoing concerns regarding violence and crime in the community during this period.
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