An 87-Year-Old Woman Fought Off an Intruder, Then Fed Him After He Told Her He Was ‘Awfully Hungry’

An 87-Year-Old Woman Fought Off an Intruder, Then Fed Him After He Told Her He Was ‘Awfully Hungry’
Marjorie Perkins speaks to a reporter at her home in Brunswick, Maine, on Aug. 2, 2023. News Center Maine via AP
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An 87-year-old Maine woman ably fought off a teenage attacker, then fed him because he said he was “awfully hungry.”

Marjorie Perkins said she awoke at 2 a.m. on July 26 and saw the young man standing over her bed. He had shed his shirt and pants and told her he was going to cut her.