Woman posed as a PC before robbing elderly woman who later died

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Danielle O'Neill punched vulnerable Philomena Keane, who relied on an oxygen machine



This is the scumbag who posed as a PC before punching and robbing an elderly woman who died after suffering a stroke the next day.

Vulnerable Philomena Keane, 75, who relied on an oxygen supply, passed away in hospital just six weeks after suffering the stroke.

Her family believe that the brutal attack could have triggered the seizure.

But Danielle O’Neill was jailed for just 30 months after prosecutors said there was no proven link between the vicious attack and Mrs Keane’s death.

The victim’s family today told of their anguish, describing the sentence as a “final insult”.

Mrs Keane - a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother - opened the door to 31-year-old O’Neill at 4am on June 27, 2015, when she claimed to be a policewoman.

She was then punched in the face before being robbed.

Helen - who is one of four sisters and brothers - says that Mrs Keane was too scared to return to her flat in the aftermath of the attack, and instead stayed with Helen.

However, disaster was set to strike the very next day.



“After going to the hospital, our mum didn’t go back to her flat as she was too frightened,” explained Helen.

“She stayed with me the next day and then she had a stroke and fell and broke her hip.

“She was in hospital for six weeks and even in there she was scared as she thought this woman was going to come and get her.”

Mrs Keane, who was born in Ireland and moved to Coventry in the 1950s, died while in hospital and never got to see O’Neill finally brought to justice two years later.

Following a trial at Warwick Crown Court, she was found guilty of robbery and sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison.

Helen and her sister Barbara were in court every day of the trial except when O’Neill took to the stand - as they couldn’t bare to watch her “Oscar-winning performance”.

Barbara, 57, said: “It was horrible to go to court. Even just to be searched on your way in and then to come face-to-face with her (O’Neill).

“I never understood why she didn’t admit it.”