Family of attack victim (80) left unconscious issue thanks after donations reach £6,000

THE family of a former soldier left seriously after an attack at his home in Maltby have thanked well-wishers who have made more than £6,000 in donations to him.

Tommy Ward’s family issued pictures on Facebook showing the horrific injuries he suffered in the incident at Salisbury Road last weekend.

They prompted a wave of disgust for the attackers and support for the 80-year-old victim, and a GoFundMe online appeal page set up for him was flooded with contributions.

Glyn Lynam, a spokesman for the family, said: “This is absolutely fantastic, we can’t not thank each and everyone of you enough.

“Jackie (his daughter), Sean (his son) and family thank you all so so so much.”

Two 19-year-old men were arrested last week on suspicion of attempted murder and burglary and released on police bail.

Police are continuing to hunt for a small safe stolen believed to have been stolen in the raid.

The safe, which is light grey and has a key lock, is just big enough to accommodate A4 documents and weighs around 7kg.

Police said that Mr Ward remained “very unwell” in hospital and has not regained consciousness.

“They have now found out that he as a fractured skull to add to broken ribs, broken jaw both sides, broken index finger and multiple bruises,” Mr Lynam said.

“Someone out there knows something — just take a look at these pics, hope you can find it in you, to do the right thing.”

If you recall any information that could help officers, please call 101 or email [email protected], quoting incident number 408 of 1 October 2015.

You can donate to the fund for Mr Ward at https://www.gofundme.com/tommyward