Man pleads guilty to mugging Alan Barnes
Richard Gatiss has admitted shoving the 4ft 6in pensioner, breaking his collarbone. Since the attack, more than £330,000 has been donated to Barnes by people from all over the world.
Fund for disabled pensioner to be halted after total reaches over £329k
The online fund to help disabled pensioner Alan Barnes after he was mugged last week has been halted by his family, the woman who set it up has said. Over £329,000 has been raised for Alan after beautician Katie Cutler set up a fundraising page six days ago, she say his family are very grateful.
There will be a presentation in due course when a cheque will be handed over to the 4ft 6in visually-impaired 67-year-old.
Ms Cutler, 21, wrote on the Alan Barnes Fund page:
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Alan Barnes says his attacker should be punished
Alan Barnes, the Gateshead man who was a victim of an assault which shocked the country, said today that his attacker should be punished.
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Alan Barnes mugger on legal highs at time of attack
Richard Gatiss has a "drugs background" and was taking legal highs when he attacked the pensioner from Gateshead.
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Alan Barnes fundraising page misspells his name
A second fundraising page has been set up for Alan Barnes, but it's thought it could be fake. £329k was raised for him after a mugging.