BBC NEWS 24 105 08 Aug 14:09/40
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POLICE CHIEF'S WIDOW TIED UP AND ROBBED
The widow of Merseyside's former chief
constable has been left "bruised and
shocked" after being tied up and beaten
during a raid at her home.
Lady Muriel Oxford, 73, widow of Sir
Kenneth Oxford, was robbed on Saturday
at her home in Rainford, Merseyside.
She was tied to a chair and struck
several times by the robber.
Wedding and engagement rings were
pulled off Lady Oxford's fingers, and
other jewellery was also taken.
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