Deafblind mugging

No, not me, thankfully. Oddly enough, until I read this article about the mugging of a deafblind woman, I had assumed that being visibly disabled would actually work in one's favour as far as muggings go -- the idea that 'there are just some things you don't do' must apply to petty criminals, and mugging disabled people must be among those off-limits activities.

Obviously not.

What's even more disconcerting here is the response of the emergency services. I'd like to think it'd be different here in Oz, but somehow I doubt it.