An 82-year-old Rochester woman who can deadlift 225 pounds found herself in danger after a man broke down her front door and entered her home – until she took matters into her own hands, picked up a table and “went to work on him.“
Willie Murphy says she was getting ready for bed Thursday night, just after 11 p.m., when a man began pounding on her front door.
“He was outside and saying, ‘Please call an ambulance,’ saying, ‘I’m sick, I’m sick,’” she said.
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13WHAM report: She called the police, but wouldn’t let him inside. That, she says, is when he became angry.
“I hear a loud noise,” she said. “I’m thinking, what the heck was that? The young man is in my home. He broke the door.”
What the suspect didn’t realize is Murphy is an award-winning bodybuilder who works out at the Maplewood YMCA almost every day.
“He picked the wrong house to break into,” she said.
Murphy says it was dark, so she was able to hide as the suspect walked through her house. She acted quickly and grabbed the closest thing she could find.
“I picked up the table, and I went to work on him,” she said. ‘The table broke.”
“And when he’s down,” she continued, “I’m jumping on him.”
She says, once the suspect was injured, she ran and grabbed a bottle of shampoo – and started pouring it on him.
“I grabbed the shampoo,” she said. “Guess what? He’s still on the ground. In his face, all of it, the whole thing.”
“I got the broom,” she continued. “He’s pulling the broom. I’m hitting him with the broom.”
Finally, officers arrived. The man was sent to the hospital and Murphy was applauded by first responders.
“The officers that came wanted to go on my front porch and take selfies with me,” she said.
Friday, she returned to the YMCA and got a hero’s welcome.
For the record, Murphy weighs just 105 pounds and says she can deadlift 225 pounds. She hopes this story inspires people of all ages.
Baxter Dmitry
Email: baxter@thepeoplesvoice.tv
God Bless….
NEVER let a crook be comfortable. Young or old, be prepared to surprise them.
Good job lady!
Shame on you lady, shame on you for defending yourself and your property, you should have called the police and let them handle this in a civilized manner. How dare you use your God given rights to stop this action, when a man made one is available. Somewhere in here is sarcasm.
Way to go lady!! I would however get an aluminum baseball bat. More effective than a broom, and more fun too!
Good for her but a person shouldn’t have to be in the position to fight off an intruder. The invader knew she was home and came in anyway, that should have gotten him a bullet.
I’m a boomer and I know I’m inspired! Kudos to Murphy…..may we all be this tough!