The defense attorney said the 65-year-old woman was the sole caregiver for her mother, who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, and that her mother was prone to violence.
with a broomstick acted in self-defense after the older woman attacked her, a defense attorney argued Tuesday.
Police tried to speak to Barr at the scene, but they found the apartment door barricaded with a microwave oven cart, prosecutors said.Defense attorney Mark Bernstein said Barr was the sole caregiver for her mother, who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, and that her mother was prone to violence.On the evening of the alleged beating, Barr said Dicriscio attacked her, scratched her face and then fell during the scuffle and banged her head on the floor, Bernstein said.
The extent of Dicriscio’s injuries wasn’t discovered until she was evaluated at a hospital and diagnosed with a brain bleed, broken ribs and compacted vertebrae, according to court documents. She was transported to a hospital in Philadelphia, where she died Aug. 9.Neighbors told police they heard a struggle from the apartment and banging sounds the night of the incident, Anton stated, adding that, “It sounded like bodies being thrown around.
“This was an isolated incident. Ms. Barr was acting in self-defense,” Bernstein re-stated in arguing for her release.
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