The Great Smoky Mountain Journal

Staff Reports

Posted: Monday, January 01, 2018 12:30 PM

Arizona Woman Played Dead For Three Hours In Home After Attacked Before Husband's Funeral

An Arizona woman played dead for three hours late Friday night after she was attacked in her home the night before her husband’s funeral.

Her grandson, Jesse Leetham, said in a Facebook post that he was with his grandmother until 11 p.m. Friday. Shortly after he left, he said, someone entered the home, tapped her shoulder, hit her on the head with a glass, then beat and robbed her.

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Leetman's grandmother is recovering from Friday night's attack. (Jesse Leetman)
Leetham said his grandmother, who he described as strong and amazing, “laid on that floor in a pool of her own blood for three hours playing dead because she feared he would come back.”

It’s unclear what, if anything, was taken from the home