{"id":216685,"date":"2026-06-11T18:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T18:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/216685\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T18:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T18:34:09","slug":"pennsylvania-woman-accused-of-pushing-mother-causing-deadly-fall-down-flight-of-stairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/216685\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania woman accused of pushing mother, causing deadly fall down flight of stairs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lancaster woman accused of pushing mother, causing deadly fall down flight of stairs<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHOT, HUMID AND STORMY THAT MAKING TODAY AN IMPACT DAY. WE\u2019LL TALK MORE ABOUT THE HEAT AND WHEN THE STORMS ARRIVE. A TRACTOR TRAILER HAULING ICE T CATCHES FIRE ON ROUTE 222 IN BERKS COUNTY. HOW THE DRIVER REACTED. THE U.S. LAUNCHES MORE STRIKES AGAINST IRAN. I\u2019M AMY LU IN WASHINGTON WITH HOW SOON PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYS A DEAL COULD HAPPEN. WGAL NEWS EIGHT STARTS WITH BREAKING NEWS. GOOD AFTERNOON, I\u2019M SUSAN SHAPIRO. THAT BREAKING NEWS. PARTS OF THE PENTAGON ARE UNDER LOCKDOWN AFTER OFFICIALS DETECTED AN AIR QUALITY ISSUE DUE TO WHAT THEY\u2019RE CALLING A HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT. WE\u2019RE LOOKING LIVE OUTSIDE THE PENTAGON, MULTIPLE FLOORS AND CORRIDORS INSIDE THE BUILDING WERE LOCKED DOWN, WHILE OTHER AREAS ARE BEING EVACUATED. A SHELTER IN PLACE ORDER WAS ISSUED FOR THE AFFECTED AREAS. POLICE WEARING GAS MASKS AND FULL CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE GEAR WERE REPORTEDLY SEEN INSIDE THE BUILDING. THERE\u2019S NO WORD YET ON WHAT MAY HAVE TRIGGERED THE INCIDENT. THE STORM TEAM HAS MADE TODAY AN IMPACT DAY BECAUSE OF THE HEAT AND THE HUMIDITY AND THE POTENTIAL FOR STORMS. HERE\u2019S METEOROLOGIST MIKE SUSKO WITH MORE ON HOW THINGS ARE WARMING UP. MIKE. THANK YOU. SUSAN. THAT\u2019S RIGHT. WE HAVE A HEAT ADVISORY THAT\u2019S IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. NOW THAT INCLUDES CUMBERLAND, ADAMS, YORK, AS WELL AS DAUPHIN, LEBANON, LANCASTER COUNTY. THAT WILL GO UNTIL 8:00 TONIGHT. AND THAT\u2019S BECAUSE WE COULD SEE HEAT INDEX VALUES OVER 100 DEGREES. AND ALSO, AS WE GO INTO THE AFTERNOON, THAT HEAT AND HUMIDITY PROVIDING FUEL FOR THUNDERSTORMS. LIVE RADAR NETWORK IS QUIET RIGHT NOW. BUT IF YOU LOOK OUT BY PITTSBURGH HERE AT THE END OF THIS LOOP, YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT OF STORMS TRYING TO FIRE UP HERE AS THEY MOVE INTO WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THAT\u2019S WHAT WE\u2019LL BE WATCHING AS WE GO INTO THE LATER PART OF THE DAY TODAY, BETWEEN 2 P.M. AND 9 P.M., WE COULD SEE THOSE SCATTERED STORMS. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN, FOLLOWED BY LARGE HAIL, HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING VERY SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY. HOWEVER, THE GREATER THE RISK FOR DAMAGING WIND THREAT TODAY COMPARED TO WHAT WE HAD YESTERDAY IS A LITTLE HIGHER. THAT\u2019S WHY YOU\u2019RE SEEING THAT LEVEL TWO OUT OF FIVE RISK. HERE\u2019S A LOOK AT TEMPERATURES AND WHITE AND HEAT INDEX VALUES IN RED. AND IT\u2019S ALREADY FEELING LIKE IT\u2019S 99 IN LANCASTER. FEELS LIKE 94 IN CARLISLE 96. THE CURRENT HEAT INDEX VALUE IN HARRISBURG. SO IT\u2019S HOT, HUMID, AND ALSO FEELS LIKE 102 IN LEBANON RIGHT NOW. THAT CONTINUES ALONG WITH THE CHANCE FOR STORMS AS WE GO INTO THE AFTERNOON HERE BETWEEN 2 AND 9:00. AND THEN AS WE GO INTO THE NIGHT TONIGHT, WE\u2019RE REALLY NOT GOING TO BE GETTING MUCH RELIEF, UNFORTUNATELY, FROM THIS HEAT. SO IT\u2019S GOING TO CONTINUE IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. TOMORROW. WE DO IT ALL AGAIN, HOT, HUMID AND STORMS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR STORMS TOMORROW IS ACTUALLY ON FRIDAY. WE\u2019LL TALK ABOUT BOTH THE CONDITIONS FOR YOUR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, AS WELL AS A WEEKEND STORM THREAT A LITTLE BIT, SUSAN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WITH THE SUMMER LIKE HEAT IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE URGING PEOPLE TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. NEWS EIGHT\u2019S GABRIELLE THOMAS HAS MORE FROM COLUMBIA. LANCASTER COUNTY. SUMMER ISN\u2019T HERE YET, BUT IT\u2019S CERTAINLY STARTING TO FEEL LIKE IT ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. AND WHILE YOU\u2019LL BE FINDING WAYS TO STAY COOL TODAY AND TOMORROW, IT\u2019S ALSO IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO STAY SAFE. AND I HAVE SOME TIPS FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO HELP WITH THAT. NOW, AS THE HEAT BUILDS, HEALTH OFFICIALS RECOMMEND SPENDING TIME IN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDINGS WHEN YOU CAN AND STAYING HYDRATED. FOR THOSE WHO WORK OUTSIDE THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS YOU SHOULD DRINK 2 TO 4 CUPS OF WATER EACH HOUR AND TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS FROM THE SUN. THEY ALSO RECOMMEND CUTTING BACK ON OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY, AND WEARING LIGHTWEIGHT, LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING. REMEMBER YOUNG CHILDREN, OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS FACE A HIGHER RISK OF HEAT ILLNESS. YOU SHOULD ALSO NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE. NOW, KNOWING THE SIGNS OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES COULD SAVE A LIFE. IF YOU SEE SOMEONE SHOWING SYMPTOMS OF HEAVY BREATHING OR NAUSEA OR CONFUSION, YOU SHOULD MOVE THEM TO A COOL, SHADED AREA AND CALL 911. REPORTING HERE IN COLUMBIA, I\u2019M GABRIELLE THOMAS, WGAL NEWS EIGHT. A TRACTOR TRAILER CAUGHT FIRE THIS MORNING ON ROUTE 222 IN BERKS COUNTY. THE RIG CARRYING TURKEY HILL ICED TEA WENT UP IN FLAMES JUST AFTER THREE THIS MORNING IN MUHLENBERG TOWNSHIP. THE TRUCKER WAS ABLE TO SEPARATE THE BURNING TRAILER FROM THE CAB. NO ONE WAS HURT. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. WE COULD KICK THEM OUT IF WE JUST WANT TO HOLD A BLIND EYE TO IT. HOWEVER, WE\u2019RE NOT GOING TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS IN SPRING GARDEN TOWNSHIP. YORK COUNTY DISCUSSED WAYS TO HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE UNHOUSED, AND THEY WANT THE COUNTY TO ACT. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EVICTED FROM ENCAMPMENTS IN SPRINGETTSBURY TOWNSHIP AND THE CITY OF YORK, LIKE THIS ONE IN VANCE PARK. THIS PROBLEM IS BEYOND ALL OF OUR RESOURCES. HOWEVER, IF WE WERE TO TAKE ALL THE MUNICIPALITIES IN YORK COUNTY COME TOGETHER WITH THIS, WE\u2019RE THINKING THAT MAYBE WE COULD HELP SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE COMMISSIONERS SAY THE PROBLEM IS A BORDERLESS ISSUE, AND THE KICKING PEOPLE OUT OF ENCAMPMENTS JUST CAUSES THEM TO MOVE TO ANOTHER PLACE. 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BREAKING NEWS A POLICE OFFICER IN TORONTO, CANADA WAS SHOT AND KILLED THIS MORNING DURING A RAID OF AN APARTMENT REPORTEDLY LINKED TO THE MARCH 10TH ATTACK ON THE U.S. CONSULATE THERE, TORONTO POLICE POSTED ON X. THE OFFICER WAS SHOT DURING AN EXCHANGE OF GUNFIRE AND DIED AT A HOSPITAL. NO OTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RELEASED. THE CEASE FIRE BETWEEN THE U.S. AND IRAN APPEARS TO BE SLIPPING AWAY. BOTH SIDES CARRIED OUT STRIKES OVERNIGHT. DESPITE THE FIGHTING, PRESIDENT TRUMP PREDICTED A DEAL COULD HAPPEN BY FRIDAY. NEWS EIGHT\u2019S AMY LU HAS MORE FROM OUR WASHINGTON BUREAU. EFFORTS TO REACH A DEAL BETWEEN THE U.S. AND IRAN ARE ONCE AGAIN UNCLEAR. MEANWHILE, THE U.S. LAUNCHED A NEW WAVE OF ATTACKS AGAINST IRAN. U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND SHARED VIDEO SHOWING NEW STRIKES AGAINST IRAN TARGETING MILITARY SURVEILLANCE, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND AIR DEFENSE SITES, AND TARGETS THAT CENTCOM SAYS POSES A THREAT TO U.S. FORCES AND COMMERCIAL SHIPS NAVIGATING THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. THIS ATTACK FOLLOWS DAYS OF RENEWED FIGHTING BETWEEN BOTH COUNTRIES AFTER AN ARMY ATTACK HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH AN IRANIAN DRONE EARLIER THIS WEEK. PRESIDENT TRUMP PREDICTED A DEAL TO STOP THE FIGHTING COULD COME BY FRIDAY, BUT ALSO WARNED IRAN WOULD PAY THE PRICE FOR STALLING WHAT HE CALLS A GOOD DEAL. IN FACT, IT TOTALLY PROHIBITS THEM FROM EVER HAVING A NUCLEAR WEAPON. AND IT WAS JUST TAP, TAP, TAP. I DON\u2019T KNOW WHAT THEY\u2019RE DOING. AS PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID, THEY\u2019VE BEEN TAP, TAP, TAPPING. YOU CAN SEE WHEN SOMEONE IS TRYING TO TAP, TAP, TAP ON A DEAL. INSTEAD, THEY\u2019RE GOING TO TAP, TAP, TAP BOMBS DROPPING ON KEY FACILITIES IN IRAN FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. IRAN IS REFUSING TO SURRENDER ITS URANIUM, WHICH COULD BE USED TO BUILD A NUCLEAR WEAPON. IT ALSO WANTS SANCTIONS LIFTED, AMONG OTHER THINGS. PRESIDENT TRUMP SO FAR HAS REJECTED THOSE DEMANDS. BUT IF A DEAL IS REACHED, HE INSISTS THAT U.S. GAS PRICES COULD FOR\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Lancaster woman accused of pushing mother, causing deadly fall down flight of stairs<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 2:32 PM EDT Jun 11, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA Lancaster woman faces charges after investigators said she pushed her mother into a wall, causing her to fall down a flight of stairs to her death.Video above: Top stories, weather forecast from WGAL News 8 at Noon.Elissa Waltman, 34, is charged with involuntary manslaughter and simple assault. Waltman pushed Eileen Flugrath, 63, outside her home in the 100 block of Pickwick Place in Millersville the morning of April 5, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. “Police arrived at the residence shortly after 10:30 a.m. to find Flugrath injured and bleeding at the bottom of the staircase and rendered aid until she was taken to a hospital. Officers also found an indentation in the wall at the top of the stairs that an eyewitness said was not there before,” the district attorney’s office said in a statement. Flugrath died four days later. An autopsy found she died of traumatic head and neck injuries sustained in the fall and the death was ruled a homicide, according to the DA.”When initially speaking to police Waltman said she and Flugrath had been arguing when Flugrath backed up and fell down the stairs on her own, denying that she ever touched her mother during the confrontation and claiming she had only yelled at her,” the DA’s statement said. “Waltman later admitted to having pushed Flugrath, causing her to fall into the wall and then down the staircase.” A woman who lived on the bottom floor told police she heard a crash then found Flugrath face down at the bottom of the stairs, according to the DA.”Waltman, who was at the top of the steps, was cursing and immediately claimed that she never touched Flugrath, the resident told police,” the DA’s statement said.A judge denied bond for Waltman. She is being held at the Lancaster County Prison.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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A Lancaster woman faces charges after investigators said she pushed her mother into a wall, causing her to fall down a flight of stairs to her death.<\/p>\n

Elissa Waltman, 34, is charged with involuntary manslaughter and simple assault. <\/p>\n

Waltman pushed Eileen Flugrath, 63, outside her home in the 100 block of Pickwick Place in Millersville the morning of April 5, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. <\/p>\n

“Police arrived at the residence shortly after 10:30 a.m. to find Flugrath injured and bleeding at the bottom of the staircase and rendered aid until she was taken to a hospital. Officers also found an indentation in the wall at the top of the stairs that an eyewitness said was not there before,” the district attorney’s office said in a statement. <\/p>\n

Flugrath died four days later. An autopsy found she died of traumatic head and neck injuries sustained in the fall and the death was ruled a homicide, according to the DA.<\/p>\n

“When initially speaking to police Waltman said she and Flugrath had been arguing when Flugrath backed up and fell down the stairs on her own, denying that she ever touched her mother during the confrontation and claiming she had only yelled at her,” the DA’s statement said. “Waltman later admitted to having pushed Flugrath, causing her to fall into the wall and then down the staircase.” <\/p>\n

A woman who lived on the bottom floor told police she heard a crash then found Flugrath face down at the bottom of the stairs, according to the DA.<\/p>\n

“Waltman, who was at the top of the steps, was cursing and immediately claimed that she never touched Flugrath, the resident told police,” the DA’s statement said.<\/p>\n

A judge denied bond for Waltman. She is being held at the Lancaster County Prison.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lancaster woman accused of pushing mother, causing deadly fall down flight of stairs HOT, HUMID AND STORMY THAT…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":216686,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[94764,94762,68881,11533,94766,624,94757,94756,81126,11408,457,43797,2002,3685,24432,94763,64492,14119,94760,34348,2008,28,30,29,94759,206,26430,94765,14088,94761,6985,94758,15274,2184],"class_list":["post-216685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-april-5","tag-bond-denied","tag-bottom","tag-da","tag-deadly-fall","tag-district-attorney","tag-eileen-flugrath","tag-elissa-waltman","tag-fatal-fall","tag-flight","tag-homicide","tag-involuntary-manslaughter","tag-lancaster","tag-lancaster-county","tag-lancaster-county-district-attorney","tag-lancaster-county-prison","tag-millersville","tag-mother","tag-mother-death","tag-neck-injuries","tag-office","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news","tag-pickwick-place","tag-police","tag-simple-assault","tag-stair","tag-staircase","tag-staircase-fall","tag-statement","tag-traumatic-head-injuries","tag-wall","tag-woman"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216685\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/216686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}