text: A pensioner who went into hospital and came home to find her possessions had been cleared out has criticised her son who she says 'didn't think I was going to make it'. Pamela Clothier was admitted to hospital forcing her to leave her bungalow in Battle, Sussex. But the 92-year-old's family was under the impression she planned to sell the house and allowed charity Age UK to clear it out. Her beloved dog Mitzy was also taken to a local animal sanctuary and later re-homed. After returning to find the house empty, the great-grandmother has criticised the charity and her family. Scroll down for video . Pamela Clothier had to retrieve her possessions after she returned from hospital to find her house cleared . The 92-year-old says the worst thing was losing her dog, Mitzy, who was given to a local animal sanctuary . Mrs Clothier said: 'My son Peter didn't think I was going to make it, so he just upped and tried to sell everything. I can't believe he could be so cruel.' She added: 'They left me with nothing. All my furniture was gone, all my diaries, books, clothes, everything. The worst thing is that I can't get my dog back either.' She spoke about the incident after Age UK offered her an 'insulting' £1,000 compensation. She said: 'They did get me some of my furniture back, and I have been able to get more things from my friends, but I still feel like it's not my home any more. 'In my day I would have knocked the spots off anybody, but now I'm absolutely demolished.' Mrs Clothier has lived alone since her Bomber Command hero husband Clyde passed away in 1991. The fiercely independent nonagenarian added: 'I loved my home - it had masses of memories. I've got nothing now, not even my dog. 'Peter made up his mind that selling my property was the thing to do, and he got rid of the furniture that was clogging up the place. I was left effectively having to start my life over again.' Pamela Clothier says she was horrified when a charity cleared out her belongings without her permission . She said she did not explicitly permit the organisation to remove her belongings and wanted them back. The pensioner is calling for a change in the law to make it more difficult for charities to act in such a way without the homeowner's permission. 'I'm 92-years-old and I'm in a house which is almost empty,' said Mrs Clothier told the BBC's South East Today. 'All the work I've done, all the knitting and sewing I've done,all the things I've made are gone. It's just like I didn't exist,' she added through tears. Mrs Clothier's son Peter  insists she knew what was happening and he saved many of her things . She said she was horrified the charity had carried out her son's instruction without checking with her first. 'I think they should be absolutely certain that the person who's holding the key has the right to be doing what they're doing.' Her son, Peter Clothier, said his mother knew to expect her things would be cleared as they had made arrangements for her to move out of the home. 'Everything was done in negotiation with her, while she was in hospital I would visit with an iPad to show her the rooms and we negotiated what was going to be done, what would be kept and thrown out,' Mr Clothier told MailOnline. 'She was going to move into a home temporarily and then she was going to move into a flat. 'While she was in hospital I redecorated the house and she put it on the market but when she returned she decided she would rather stay. I did in fact save a lot of her things.' While Mrs Clothier was in care two years ago a driver from Age UK visited the property to collect her things. The charity has apologised for her ordeal and said it had reviewed its procedures since. 'We were advised that Mrs Clothier wanted to make a donation of furniture, small items and clothing, as she was moving into a nursing home and her property was to be sold,' a spokesman told MailOnline. When they learned she wanted her possessions back, Age UK say they invited her to collect them. 'Mrs Clothier attended our premises and took back the items she wanted. We feel we acted fairly in this situation and received donations in good faith at the request of her family member. 'We have never had an incident like this before or since. However, since this incident we have reviewed our procedures to minimise this happening again.' The 92-year-old said her home in Battle, East Sussex now feels empty with so few of her possessions left . Charities are legally able to remove the contents of an elderly person's home without checking with them if they have been expressly told to do so by a relative. But critics say more should be done to protect the elderly and their assets. 'We share Ms Clothier's outrage that her lifelong possessions have been stripped from her home without her permission,' said John Beer, chairman of Action on Elder Abuse. 'This is yet another example  of the sickening financial abuse that older people in the United Kingdom face day in, day out.'
target: Pamela Clothier was admitted to hospital for a short stint last year .
  The 92-year-old returned home to find her belongings had been cleared .
  Was told by Age UK her son had given them instruction to empty house .
  She was left heartbroken after her dog, Mitzy, was taken and re-homed .