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A homeless thug who violently beat a pensioner after she gave him a 'roof over his head' has been locked up for life.

Jason Dyer repeatedly punched his victim after she had opened up her home to him.

The 54-year-old responded to her kindness by carrying out a 'despicable' attack inside her home in October 2024.

The victim, in her 70s, was left with 'life-altering' facial injuries.

Dyer confessed he had 'hit her', with his hands and knuckles covered in blood when the pensioner's carer came to check on her.

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Dyer, of no fixed abode, admitted grievous bodily harm with intent.

He was jailed for life, with a minimum term of nine years and 241 days, at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday,

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