the Reluctant Beatle page 47

 the Reluctant Beatle page 47 by ric gustafson

In Jan 1996, the court ruled in George's favor. He was awarded $11 million in damages. Denis O'Brien appealed the decision. George's son Dhani was now attending Brown University in Rhode Island. 

In July 1997, George noticed a lump in his neck. It was cancerous. He was treated at two hospitals in England and at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota. Cancer had already taken one of George's friends Derek Taylor and Paul's wife Linda McCartney. George's hero Carl Perkins died from a series of strokes in 1998.

In the early hours of December 30 1999, George's greatest fear occured. An intruder broke through the perimeter fence of Friar Park. From there, he was able to enter the house. George and Olivia had just gone to bed. The intruder broke a small statue outside and used it to smash one of the glass patio doors. 

Olivia heard a noise. She woke up George. George quickly dressed and went downstairs to investigate. 

There George encountered a young man holding part of the outside statue and in the other hand a kitchen knife. George began fighting with the young man. He began stabbing George in the upper body. 

Olivia came downstairs with a brass handled poker. Hitting the young man with it did not work. She picked up a nearby lamp and bashed the young man's head with it. 

The police arrived within 12 minutes. Dhani rushed in and did what he could to save his father's life. George ended up surviving. 

Michael Abram was arrested. He was denied his chance at a second Beatle death.

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