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Fairfield Woman Charged With Breaking Her Elderly Mother's Back

FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A 47-year-old Fairfield woman has been arrested on charges of breaking her 80-year-old mother's back during a dispute over going to the pool, according to the Connecticut Post.

Amanda Jane Yelen of Congress Street was arrested on a warrant Wednesday and charged with third-degree assault on a victim over 60 years old and violation of a protective order. She was held on $100,000 bond for a Thursday court appearance, the Post reported.

The mother said that during the dispute she had slapped Yelen, who then pushed her to the ground, the Post said.

Yelen told police the argument was over a phone call and that she pushed her mother away as a reflex after she slapped her, the Post reported. 

The mother suffered a fractured vertebrae, the Post said.

Read the full story here at the Connecticut Post. 

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