Pensioner ‘beat wife with walking stick’

A ‘gravely ill’ pensioner who used a walking stick to brutally attack his wife has been ordered to attend court via videolink from a care home. Antonio Oliva, 77, allegedly forced his way into Margaret Oliva’s home in Shoreditch, east London and assaulted her after discharging himself from hospital. Oliva pinned his wife of 54 years to the floor and clawed at her eyes before strangling her and hitting her with his walking stick, it was said. He pulled out…