Dean Kenyon is now “in constant and fiery pain” after the horrible attack. It happened while he was remanded in custody for robbery on January 12, which left his 79-year-old victim with life injuries. The 35-year-old snatched the woman’s bag, causing her to fall backwards and break her hip, according to the court. While he was in prison, boiling water was poured on his legs and arms, causing him to undergo five skin graft surgeries. Read more: Hartlepool man sentenced to a total of 50 years in prison amid a drug gang In October 2020, he loaded an arthritic woman into a shop window before grabbing her bag as she walked along Bowesfield Lane in Stockton. He approached her from behind and pushed her into a barber shop window before grabbing her bag, Her bank cards were later recovered from Kenyon, but valuable photos of her parents were never found. The woman was injured in the attack and was very afraid to leave her home. At the time, he was living on Stockton’s Hartington Road and had 13 previous convictions, mostly for a felony. He was sentenced to three years and four weeks in prison. On Friday, Kenyon, from Parkside Crescent, Seaham, appeared in Durham Crown Court via a link from HMP Durham, to be convicted of robbery. He had pleaded guilty at a previous hearing. Defendant Chris Morrison said: “The level of remorse in this matter is obvious. When he soberly realized what he had done to that vulnerable lady, he was disappointed and saddened to this day.” He said Kenyon committed the robbery to “get money for drugs” and said he was attacked while in custody. He said: “Boiling water was poured on his arms and legs, resulting in skin grafts on his arms and legs. “He has had five skin graft surgeries and his mobility will be affected by them. At the moment he is heavily drugged and feels constant and intense pain.” Convicting Kenyon, Judge James Adkin, Durham Recorder, sentenced him to six years in prison with a three-year extension. Read below
