The retired farmer was moving around her house with the help of a
walking frame and spotted the intruders - two men and one woman. She grabbed
her cane and started beating the burglars with it. The trio fled the house in a
town outside Muenster. "It was quite courageous of her," a police
spokeswoman said.
 "But on the other hand it was also quite dangerous. She
was quite fortunate that nothing serious happened."