A nan subjected to a year-long campaign of abuse from teenagers has had to sit in a freezing home after they threw a brick though her window.
Pearl Murdoch says she no longer feels safe in her home of 30 years, and now just wants her window bricked up so the yobs can no longer smash it.
The 66-year-old, of St Helen's, Merseyside, told how she felt she had no option but to move away from the area.
She told the Liverpool Echo in January that she was being harassed and intimidated by the yobs, one of whom had etched the word 'grass' onto her wall.
But the situation appears to have escalated in the 12 months since, she says.
"Things aren't really better at all. I think the dark nights bring more trouble," she told the Echo.
"My window got smashed again around six weeks ago, and at this point I just want my housing company to brick the window up so that it stops getting smashed.
"I haven't got it fixed this time as it costs £200 each time with the double glazing, so I've just left the boards on it."
"It really does get cold," added the former prison worker, who worked with young offenders.
"We've covered it with blankets and everything to try and keep the heat in, until it can get bricked up so that it won't happen again."
"It's frightening thinking a brick could come through the window, it could fly through and hit me in the face while I'm sitting watching the telly."
Pearl says she is now looking to move away to escape the abuse.
"The people here are lovely but it has made me think about having to move away which would be really hard, you get older and think you shouldn't have to do that.
"There's an older lady living on the estate who has had to move in with her daughter because of the damage."
St Helens local policing Inspector Stacey Pope said: “We have received a few reports of minor incidents caused by young children in the Parr area, and as a result we have increased high-visibility patrols to deal with any issues and prevent offences from taking place.
“Our local policing team has also been liaising with Parr Community Group’s outreach team and the council’s Safer Community outreach team who will be conducting outreach in the area this weekend and signposting the children to the numerous diversionary activities available.
“I would urge parents and guardians to know where their child is and what they are up to so they are not causing unnecessary distress to residents in the area.”
