A 92-YEAR-OLD Florida woman was arrested yesterday after she fired a handgun into her neighbour's house when he refused to give her a kiss.
Helen Staudinger told Marion County sheriff's deputies that she had walked next door to speak with her neighbour, 53-year-old Dwight Bettner, who she said asked her to leave.
Ms Staudinger said she told Mr Bettner she would not leave until he gave her a kiss, the Star-Banner reported.
Ms Staudinger said she and Mr Bettner argued, after which she retrieved a .380 semi-automatic handgun from her home and fired several shots into Mr Bettner's home.
One of the bullets flew into Mr Bettner's bedroom, where he was hit with flying glass, while three others hit the side of the house.
Mr Bettner told the Star-Banner that Ms Staudinger, a widow, had expressed a fondness for him since he moved to the neighbourhood six months ago.
"I told her I'm in a relationship," Mr Bettner said. "She has this idea I'm supposed to be her man."
Mr Bettner said the elderly woman has also cursed at him and attempted to strangle another woman with whom she thought he was having an affair.
Ms Staudinger was charged with aggravated assault and shooting into an occupied dwelling, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office.
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/world/woman-92-fires-gun-after-kiss-refused/story-e6frfkyi-1226026565030#ixzz1HSFwbIXE |
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