Police: 3 elderly Mennonites attacked in their Pa. home

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Authorities in central Pennsylvania said three elderly Mennonite women were tied up and assaulted with a stun gun by a home invader who raged against their faith.

The Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era reports the women, who are between 84 and 90 years old, remained hospitalized today.

Police say the intruder was let into the Clay Township house on Friday after posing as an insurance salesman.

They say the assailant ransacked the house, poured household chemicals on floors and furniture, and read passages from the women’s Bible before vandalizing it.

Police say the suspect indicated he was once a Mennonite. WPMT-TV reports the man fled with cash and valuables.

The women were found several hours later by a relative who called the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department.