By Wills Robinson PUBLISHED: 12:00 EST, 5 March 2014 | UPDATED: 13:54 EST, 5 March 2014 Second World War veteran Frank Worsley died from a stroke less than three weeks after being punched by jobless drug user Daniel Crompton, while he lay helpless in bed, Manchester Crown Court heard. Jurors looked visibly shocked as Mr Worsley’s frantic 999 call was played to the court, where he begged the operator: 'Help me please. He’s hit me and beaten me and attacked me and taken my wallet.' Couple: Frank Worsley (left), with his wife Mary, died three weeks after the brutal beating at his home in Bolton Greater Manchester
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Frank Worsley, 87, died from a stroke less than three weeks after the attack
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Daniel Crompton, 24, punched him and asked where he kept his money
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He robbed the pensioner of his wallet at his home in Bolton
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Jury at Manchester Crown Court heard Mr Worsley's frantic 999 call
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Elderly man had put extra locks on his door after burglary in 2010
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