Lancaster woman accused of pushing mother, causing deadly fall down flight of stairs

[00:00:01]FROM MILLERSVILLE WITH MORE.

[00:00:03]SARA.

[00:00:04]JERRY, NEIGHBORS I TALKED TO TODAY TELL ME THAT THEY HEARD THE WOMAN FELL AND ENDED UP BREAKING HER NECK, BUT THEY WERE SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT HER DAUGHTER IS NOW CHARGED WITH INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER FOR ALLEGEDLY PUSHING HER.

[00:00:21]CARDIAC ARREST.

[00:00:23]2905 1044 MILLERSVILLE BOROUGH POLICE, ALONG WITH EMS, RESPONDED TO THE 911 CALL AROUND 1030 ON APRIL 5TH TO 6:30 P.M., WHICH CALL TAKE PLACE.

[00:00:35]POLICE SAY THEY FOUND 63 YEAR OLD EILEEN FLUGRATH BLEEDING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRCASE OUTSIDE OF A HOME IN THE 100 BLOCK OF PICKWICK PLACE.

[00:00:45]OFFICERS NOTICED A NEARBY HOLE IN THE DRYWALL AND ASKED EILEEN’S 34 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, ALYSSA WALTMAN, WHAT HAPPENED.

[00:00:52]COURT DOCUMENTS SAY SHE TOLD POLICE THE TWO OF THEM WERE ARGUING WHEN HER MOM BACKED UP AND FELL DOWN THE STEPS, SAYING, QUOTE, I DON’T KNOW.

[00:01:00]I DIDN’T TOUCH HER.

[00:01:01]I JUST TOLD HER TO BACK UP.

[00:01:03]BUT POLICE SAY SHE LATER ADMITTED SHE PUSHED HER.

[00:01:06]THE HOMEOWNER TOLD POLICE THEY HEARD TWO LOUD THUMPS BEFORE FINDING EILEEN ON THE GROUND.

[00:01:10]OUTSIDE.

[00:01:11]COURT DOCUMENTS SAY WALTMAN TOLD POLICE THERE WAS A HISTORY OF ABUSE.

[00:01:17]MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY CONFIRMED WITH ME THIS AFTERNOON THAT EILEEN WORKED IN DINING SERVICES FOR ABOUT A YEAR LEADING UP TO HER DEATH.

[00:01:26]AS FOR HER DAUGHTER, WALTMAN WAS DENIED BAIL EARLIER TODAY AND SHE IS STILL IN T