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Here's the latest in a number of recent reports of vulnerable disabled people being mugged:
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/disabled-sixstone-man-dragged-up-alleyway-and-mugged-for-cash-while-waiting-for-bus-a3120006.html
The most famous case was that of Alan Barnes, for whom a successful fundraising campaign was subsequently launched, raising more than £300,000. His assailant, Richard Gatiss, was later jailed for four years.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-32157820
Although the crime is the same, these cases attract considerably more attention from the press and public (myself included) than assaults on people who are not severely disabled.