Stroke patient, 75, 'murdered' after being sexually assaulted while in hospital bed A pensioner was sexually assaulted in her hospital bed after suffering a stroke before she died, an inquest heard. Valerie Kneale, 75, broke her leg … A pensioner was sexually assaulted in her hospital bed after suffering a stroke before she died, an inquest heard. Valerie Kneale, 75, broke her leg …