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86-Year-Old Is Killed in E.R. Over Social Distancing
I'm being hyperbolic, obviously the lady that pushed her killed the 86-year old woman, but the Social Distancing requirements opened the door for this incident.
Cassandra, the attacker is also a victim in this story - a victim of the mass hysteria created by the powers that be.
I'm being hyperbolic, obviously the lady that pushed her killed the 86-year old woman, but the Social Distancing requirements opened the door for this incident.
The woman, Janie Marshall, who had dementia, grabbed onto another patient’s IV pole to regain her balance and orient herself, the police said.
The patient, Cassandra Lundy, 32, had apparently become irate that Ms. Marshall had broken the six feet of personal space recommended to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, law enforcement officials said. Ms. Lundy shoved the older woman, knocking her to the floor. Ms. Marshall struck her head and died three hours later.
Ms. Marshall’s death underscored how hospital officials are struggling to keep order in health care facilities overrun by the pandemic, as crowding generates a new level of fear and anxiety.
Initially, hospital officials handed Ms. Lundy a summons for disorderly conduct. But a week later, after the medical examiner ruled Ms. Marshall’s death a homicide, the police charged Ms. Lundy with manslaughter and assault.
“How do you put your hands on a 86-year-old woman?” said Ms. Marshall’s grandniece, Antoinette Leonard Jean Charles, 41, a medical student in Tennessee. “I also understand the fear level of every person in New York has. There is a notion of every man for themselves. But attacking an elderly person? That went too far.”
Cassandra, the attacker is also a victim in this story - a victim of the mass hysteria created by the powers that be.