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Beaten in her own BED in Lawless London: Woman, 90, suffers horror injuries in brutal break-in attack – as neighbours say it is the SECOND time in eight months she has been burgled .

A 90-year-old woman is fighting for her life after a burglar brutally beat her as she lay in her own bed in the latest violent crime to hit lawless London.

Shocking photographs released by Iris Warner’s family reveal the horrific injuries inflicted on the pensioner, who can be seen writhing in pain in hospital with her entire face black and blue.

She woke to find the intruder looming over her, at which point he struck the mother over and over again before rifling through her belongings.

The ‘defenceless’ OAP was discovered on Monday afternoon, up to 48 hours after the attack, by her son Jeffrey Warner at her home in Brent, north west London, where police forensics are currently on the scene.

Neighbours today said Mrs Warner had been left ‘shaken’ by another break-in at her home in November, and had been the victim of at least three during her time in the road.

Mrs Warner, who has been left with horrendous bruising down the entire length of her body, was so badly beaten over the head that she was drifting in and out of consciousness when found and cannot remember the man’s face.

It is the latest in a long line of violent assaults carried out in London this month, with crime figures on the rise across the capital.

Iris Warner was discovered slipping in and out of consciousness by her son Jeffrey Warner at her home in Brent, north west London

Earlier this week a woman, 24, was left fighting for her life after she was punched by moped muggers, while comic Michael McIntyre was robbed of his £15,000 watch.

Meanwhile, an Australian TV presenter had a £15,000 camera ripped from her hands during a live report by a brazen thug on a bicycle.

The chilling muggings come as London’s murder rate was revealed to be higher than New York’s for the first time, with more than 70 killings so far this year.

Violent crime soared by 21 per cent last year, with 1.3 million offences recorded by police. Knife crime rose by 22 per cent.

The carnage of London’s streets continued again this week when a teenager, a man and a woman were hospitalised by shootings in Brixton

Mrs Warner, who has lived in the same London home for several decades, was rushed to hospital on Monday afternoon in a critical condition, with medics unsure if she would survive the attack.

Her son Mr Warner, 60, and Iris’ sister Lesley Tranter have now released shocking images of Mrs Warner in her hospital bed.

The family hope that the photographs will prompt a member of the public to come forward with information that will help police catch her attacker.

Her son Mr Warner, 60, and his sister Lesley Tranter have released shocking photo of their mother in her hospital bed which reveal the extent of her injuries

Mr Warner said: ‘We are shocked and appalled at the violence used against our mother Iris, better known as Anne to her friends and family – a defenceless 90-year-old-woman.

‘It has left us feeling stunned and sickened. We appeal for anyone with information that could assist police in their investigation to come forward. The person responsible must be brought to justice.’

A friend of hers who lives in the same street said: ‘She said the person who came in, they came from the back and it seems like the same thing happened this time.

If he done it there and got away he will do someone else. Of course you have to be worried because you never know if you’ll be next.’

‘She’s a very proud lady. She’s a strong woman because she walks to the post office and she walks to get her paper.

Mrs Warner (pictured) was rushed to hospital on Monday afternoon in a critical condition

‘She always wears a dress in the summer. She used to like having tea and cakes. She is very tough but she is a very nice.

‘She’s got a son in Australia. He was coming over to stay with her before this happened.’

In December, Mrs Warner’s next door neighbour Mahendra Mepani installed a £500 steel gate and fence between their homes due to her concerns over the burglary.

Mohammed Saraf, 55, who is blind and lives opposite Iris’s home, said he had been burgled three times.

The Kingsway area of Brent where the attack happened has a large population of south Asian immigrants who often keep jewellery and gold in their homes.

Mr Saraf, whose home was raided while he and his wife were out five years ago, said: ‘This area, they come for a lot of jewellery and cash.’

Speaking of the horrific attack on Iris, he added: ‘They are cowards, they don’t deserve to live in this country and should be locked up.

‘It’s very distressing to be burgled but it’s nothing like this.

‘If you are going to burgle someone – burglary is not right – but you don’t have to harm someone, especially a 90-year-old lady.’

Neighbour and mum-of-two Lila Bhavan, 33, whose children are aged four and six, said: ‘It’s scary to let them play outside in the garden, it’s nice weather but you can’t let the children play out.

‘It’s mixed but there are many elderly people living her after their children move out. Burglaries are always happening every year – two or three tunes on this street.’

Although her condition has improved, Mrs Warner remains seriously ill and requires ongoing and intensive treatment, the Metropolitan Police said.

The family hope that the images will prompt a member of the public to come forward with information that will help police catch her attacker

Officers believe she was attacked at some point between Saturday and Monday, but cannot be sure as Mrs Warner has been unable to provide a definitive account.

Her family said Mrs Warner is highly independent and uses the bus to travel to do her regular shops at nearby supermarkets.

She also visits the local newsagent every day, and is particularly fond of doing crosswords.

Detective Inspector Saj Hussain, from Brent CID, said: ‘This was a horrific attack carried out on a very vulnerable elderly woman in her own home, and must have been absolutely terrifying for Iris.

‘She has various medical complications on top of the injuries sustained in the assault that are likely to keep her in hospital for a very long time.

‘Her family are desperate for any information from the public that could help us catch this man.

‘We would like the public to think back to last weekend into Monday 4, June about what they might have seen in the Brampton Road area.

‘Finally, I’d like to remind the public that crimes of this nature are incredibly rare, so we do not want the public to be alarmed.’