VERONA, Pa. — A woman is accused of throwing her mother down a flight of steps Saturday in Verona.
According to the Verona Police Department, officers responded to the 400 block of James Street around 1:17 a.m. for a reported dispute between a mother and daughter.
Officers investigated and determined that the 22-year-old daughter was intoxicated when she threw her mother down an interior flight of steps and threatened to kill her, police say.
The woman reportedly resisted when being placed under arrest. Police say she continued threatening her mother while in custody.
Court records obtained by Channel 11 identify the woman as Elizabeth Lekovitch. She’s charged with terroristic threats, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
She is being held in the Allegheny County Jail. Bail is set at $10,000.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Aug. 3.
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