Terrifying and degrading’: WA man jailed for sex attack on elderly woman

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Terrifying and degrading’: WA man jailed for sex attack on elderly woman
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A frail and vulnerable 82-year-old WA woman who was sexually attacked by a drug-affected burglar feels her quality of life has been shattered and says she can still see his eyes at night.

Shannon James Fisher, 31, was sentenced on Friday to four years and nine months in prison over what a judge described as a “terrifying” and “degrading” crime against the woman.

Fisher entered the victim’s Mandurah home through the back sliding door and assaulted her when she disturbed him in April last year.

He turned himself in to police later that day.

Fisher pleaded guilty to aggravated home burglary and attempted aggravated sexual penetration without consent.

The court heard the victim suffered bruises to her face, knee and hand, as well as tenderness to her chest.

Judge David MacLean said the victim still felt tired and depressed most of the time.

“She tells me that she endures anxiety most nights (and) that she can still see your eyes,” he said.

“She doesn’t have a whole lot of time left and ... by reason of your conduct, she feels that she doesn’t have much quality of life left.”

Judge MacLean noted Fisher had been motivated by his selfish search for cigarettes that night.

“She was absolutely entitled to expect that she could be in her home without someone like you coming into it and committing this very serious offence,” he said.

“Your presence in her home shattered that feeling of security and shattered the sanctity of her home.

“Your later offence sought to shatter the sanctity of her body.”

Fisher will be eligible for parole in January 2022.