Two men who carried out a terrifying attempted robbery that caused the death of a woman at her home in Leeds have been jailed after being convicted of her manslaughter.
Samuel Hanrahan, 20, and Jerry Hanrahan, 18, targeted the family home of 64-year-old Nhi Muoi Wai in Millside Walk, Morley, on March 28 this year.
They initially called at the address, while Mrs Wai was at home with her son and daughter, and asked if they needed any work doing. After being told no, they left but returned a short time later, making threats and demanding the keys to a performance car parked on the driveway.
Jerry Hanrahan, who was armed with a large screwdriver, smashed a front window of the house as the pair continued to make demands for the keys.
The two men fled empty-handed when they were told the police had been called.
Mrs Wai, who was a mother of six and a grandmother and was generally known as Kim, collapsed from the shock of the ordeal in front of her son and daughter.
She was treated at the scene by ambulance staff before being rushed to hospital, where it was confirmed that she had suffered a massive stroke. Her condition continued to deteriorate and she was pronounced dead later that day.
Detectives from West Yorkshire Police Homicide and Major Enquiry Team launched an investigation into the incident.
Detailed forensic pathology showed a direct causal link between the stroke and the extreme anxiety and distress she had experienced during the attack on her home.
Read more at https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/news-appeals/two-jailed-over-terrifying-attempted-robbery-caused-death-leeds-grandmother