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2 indicted for home invasion, shooting of elderly woman near Cumming
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CUMMING — Two Decatur residents have been indicted in connection with a February 2015 home invasion near Lake Lanier in which an elderly Forsyth County woman was shot twice while defending herself.

According to an indictment report for Forsyth County Superior Court, Corey Sinclair Waithe, 26, and Samira Raheema Young, 29, face seven counts each, including aggravated assault, aggravated battery, first-degree burglary and theft by taking.

The suspects are accused of breaking into a home on Magnolia Avenue, northeast of Cumming, on Feb. 2, 2015. When confronted by the 70-year-old homeowner, they reportedly shot her in the stomach and arm “with intent to murder.”

The homeowner survived the gunshot wounds. However, they supposedly “did maliciously cause bodily harm” to her by rendering her hip and intestines useless.

The suspects reportedly fled the home after taking a handgun, jewelry box and jewelry, according to the report.

Waithe and Young also face three more counts within the same indictment for a second residential burglary on the same date in the county.

A Grand Jury also indicted them on charges of first-degree burglary and theft by taking for reportedly breaking into a home on Lanier Heights Drive and stealing more than $5,000 in items, including another handgun and a laptop, television, cash and jewelry.

Young turned herself in to Cobb County police on May 14 after learning she was wanted, according to Forsyth County Sheriff’s Cpl. Robin Regan at the time.

She had been sought on charges of burglary, aggravated assault and aggravated battery in Forsyth, Cobb and Fulton counties.

Waithe has been held in the Forsyth County Jail since Oct. 22, according to Epifanio Rodriguez, a spokesman for the sheriff’s office.

He had previously been detained at the Fulton County Jail since March after he was shot several times by a homeowner during a similar crime in Atlanta.