94-Year-Old Royal Navy Veteran Trapped in His Home for a Month

Great Yarmouth: A 94-year-old man named Geoffrey Townsley has been stuck in his top-floor flat for a month. The lift in his apartment building broke down, and he can’t manage the stairs. He feels like a prisoner in his own home.

Geoffrey, a former Royal Navy copywriter, has only been out twice in the last month. A friend has been helping him by carrying him up and down the five flights of stairs. He pays a hefty service charge to the property management company, but the lift is still out of service.

He bought the flat 22 years ago after losing his wife. Now, he worries about falling and injuring himself, especially after a previous shoulder injury. His family lives in America, so he’s feeling quite isolated. Geoffrey just wants to be able to come and go freely without the fear of falling.