Gran left in hospital with broken leg after being 'dragged to ground and kicked repeatedly' in random attack at funfair

A grandma has been left in hospital after being badly beaten up during a trip to the funfair. Dorothy McIntosh was pulled to the ground by her hair and kicked repeatedly in the 'random and unprovoked' attack, her family say.

Dorothy, 79, was at the funfair in the seaside town of Porthcawl with her daughter Amanda and granddaughter having a fun-filled day out in the sun when she was allegedly set upon by a man who was believed to have been there with carers.

Dorothy has been told she won't be able to walk for at least six weeks. Amanda, who is still in shock after seeing her mother screaming and writhing on the floor in agony, and her sisters are now calling for answers as to what happened.

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South Wales Police have confirmed they are investigating and are going through CCTV footage to work out what happened, Wales Onlne reports.

Amanda said her mum, who is from Bridgend and goes to Porthcawl most weekends, had gone to get a cup of coffee while she watched her daughter and a friend on one of the rides.

"We were having a lovely day out and the girls were having fun on the ride," she said. "The sun was beating down so mum said she would go and get a coffee and have a sit down because her back was a bit sore. I said we would come and find her, but five minutes later I got a call from her phone."

"I thought she was just going to ask if I wanted a coffee too, but it wasn't mum on the other end of the phone. It was a stranger asking if I was Amanda and saying that my mum had been injured and I needed to get there straightaway.

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