a break in the case comes when detective matthew walker from the nypd recognizes the perpetrator's styleking the old lady from behind, the elderly woman, i realized that it was very similar. >> this guy got out of prison on may 7th, i believe, from an attack that this detective had put him away for in 2002 in the same area in brooklyn, same kind of attack on apparently two muggings of two women, one of whom i talked to who was still terrified and it had been since 2002. so it had been six years. still terrified, completely terrified. >> lillian france makes it out of the elevator with only minor physical injuries. but like a lot of the other victims he attacked, she's robbed of a lot more than just money. >> she was vibrant, full of life, really, truly the head of the family. before, we did not look at her as an elderly person. she was just our aunt. and now she's totally dependent for everything. >> seeing lillian france attacked so viciously tugs on the heartstrings of many who saw the video and an outpouring of support surrounds this case. >> it got so much press because lillian franc

matthew price, bbc news. >> an end to the crisis. that is what everyone wants. let's go to andrew walker in brussels. andrew, what are the chances that we will get something out of this summit? >> i certainly think there is a reasonable chance of success, the core of what the french and german leaders are proposing, some sort of agreement to have tougher rules to ensure that eurozone government's to their budgets under control. i do not think there is a chance of the summit being definitive answer, drawing a line under the crisis altogether. what they might manage to do, however they keep their noses above water for the time being, they will have to move broadly in the right direction. >> andrew, we seem to have every few weeks of last chance to save the hero. we have seen it all through the autumn. is there a risk the market stop -- start discounting these kinds of summits? >> i think the markets do understand that whatever be a summit achieved, there is likely to be further work involved. you can put it like this. is very unlikely anyone summit is going to bring sunshine, an end to the crisis. ther

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