Man Robs and Abuses Elderly Man in San Francisco
A 39-year-old man has been arrested and charged with elder abuse and robbery after surveillance footage surfaced showing the man robbing a 92-year-old man at an ATM machine. 39-year-old Saaga Saaga reportedly grabbed the 92-year-old’s wallet as he was removing his ATM card from the machine and pushed him to the ground. The 39-year-old then fled the scene of the crime on foot. The elderly man suffered minor injuries in the incident as a result of the fall. Police found Saaga in a public parking lot. There is no information on any court dates or sentencing for this incident.
Elderly people are constantly targeted due to their fragile state and their inability to defend themselves in situations like this one. At places like ATM machines, people don’t ever suspect anything bad will happen to them, primarily because their stop is usually a quick one. A person stops at a machine, withdraws money and leaves. However, even if an elderly person just spends a few seconds at an ATM machine or any other location, that is still enough time for a random attack of abuse to occur. Fortunately in this incident there was surveillance footage to back it up and bring justice on behalf of the victim. Most victims of elder abuse are not as lucky and suffer very serious injuries as a result of the abuse they face. Most incidents occur behind closed doors and away from view of any witnesses and elderly people get help when it is almost too late.
