Woman Convicted Of Involuntary Manslaughter In Man's Death
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A suburban Philadelphia woman has been convicted of aggravated assault and involuntary manslaughter in the death of her elderly neighbor.
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Jurors in Montgomery County deliberated for more than 12 hours before reaching a verdict last week in the case against 35-year-old Elisabeth Floyd of East Norriton.
Prosecutors had sought a third-degree murder conviction, saying the Feb. 19 death of 97-year-old Alfred Payne stemmed from a September 2015 assault. Payne told police that he had gone out to his driveway to get his newspaper when Floyd, who he had never met, attacked him.
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Defense lawyer David Tornetta argued that Payne's injuries and death stemmed from a fall in his driveway. Floyd took the stand and denied attacking Payne, saying she saw him lying on his driveway and went to help.
