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Woman Tragically Killed by Her Own Car in Freak Accident

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An elderly woman from Brooklyn, aged 87, tragically lost her life on Wednesday when she was struck by her own car. The incident occurred shortly after she had spent 20 minutes praying in her vehicle, parked in her driveway, her grieving son revealed. Joan Behan, a mother of four, grandmother to ten, and great-grandmother to one, was a deeply religious woman who had just returned from her regular two-hour workout session. Behan, who had been …

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Woman Dies in Tragic Fall Through Rotten Floor into Hidden Well Shaft in Old House

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An elderly woman tragically lost her life in a freak accident in South Carolina. The 83-year-old was assisting her daughter with moving out of a century-old house when she fell through decaying floorboards and plummeted down a concealed well shaft. The property owner was unaware of the well’s existence, according to local authorities. The victim, identified as Dorothy Downey, was helping her daughter vacate the house on Park Avenue in Salem, South Carolina. The house, …

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Elderly woman puts “HELP 911” sign in window to escape abusive daughter’s home

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On Monday, Julia Meusel was taken into custody and charged with one count of elderly adult abuse, a felony, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by Nashville NBC affiliate WSMV-TV. This was after officers from the Metro Nashville Police Department responded to a call requesting a welfare check on a residence in the 1600 block of Carson Meadows Lane. The caller had reported seeing a sign in the window of the home that read …

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