the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > attack (of hostile agency) > suffer attack of (2)
to fall (a) prey (also victim, sacrifice) to1635
to fall (a) prey (also victim, †sacrifice) to and variants: to become a victim of; to be harmed, destroyed, or killed by; (now) esp. to be deceived…
to fall a victim to1764
In the phrase to fall a victim to (some thing or person), in preceding senses.