Loretta A. Barr, 65, is charged with aggravated manslaughter after allegedly hitting her mother multiple times with a broomstick.
with a broomstick acted in self-defense after the older woman attacked her, a defense attorney argued Tuesday.
When police arrived, Dicriscio told police her daughter beat her up, struck her in the head with a broom and locked her out of the apartment, the prosecutor said. His client acted in self-defense, Bernstein said. The attorney also stated the family could not afford to place Dicriscio in a care facility.
At one point, when referring to her mother, Barr allegedly told police, “She needs to feel what she’s done,” Anton said.Anton argued for Barr’s pre-trial detention based on the violent nature of the alleged crime. The prosecutor also cited her past record, which includes convictions for weapons possession and domestic violence contempt, along with two prior restraining orders signed against her several years ago by two different men.
Superior Court Judge Linda Lawhun ruled, in accordance with a public safety assessment conducted by the court, that Barr should remain behind bars until trial.
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