Sughra Ghani, 64, was woken at midnight by police with a battering ram who were banging on her door.
Abdul and Sughra GhaniHer 79-year-old husband Abdul Ghani had recently returned from hospital after suffering two heart attacks.
Mrs Ghani, who has had a hip replacement and struggles to get around at any speed, made her way downstairs to let in the police, who were looking for a suspect after a serious wounding incident.
"They were hitting the door and shouting," she said.
"I tried to shout 'hold on' and stumbled down the stairs as quickly as I could so they wouldn't break the door down with the battering ram.
"I thought that when police came to your door they would be respectful and talk to you, but now I'm just scared."
Four officers searched the house in Mansfield Grove, Arboretum, on the night of Saturday December 10.
Mr Ghani used to work for British Steel and Mrs Ghani is a housewife. The couple have five children aged between 37 and 44, and 16 grandchildren.
Their son Amer Ghani, 39, said: "Luckily, Dad was on a lot of pain-killers that night and was more or less knocked out.
"Had he woken up, he could have had another heart attack."
Mr Ghani rang the police to complain about the incident, and police have since visited the couple to apologise in person.
A police spokesman said: "The force was notified the following day that one of the houses searched had no connection with the suspect and had caused distress to the residents.
"An apology has been given to the complainant."
The raid followed a serious wounding incident in the city, and a suspect was later arrested and charged.
