Credit: Falls Township Police
A Falls Township woman was arrested on accusations that she poked a woman in the eyes and squeezed her so hard that the woman suffered bruising and was unable to move for days.
Patricia Ann Fitzgerald, 49, was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault and related offenses on Tuesday.
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Fitzgerald suddenly grabbed the woman inside an apartment in the Lakeview Terrace Apartment complex at 7:30 a.m. on July 22. Fitzgerald began screaming “Jehova down” as she squeezed the woman’s hands, police said.
Despite the woman asking for Fitzgerald to let her go, the 49-year-old gave the woman a bear hug and squeezed “very hard” for several minutes before throwing the woman onto a bed, police said.
Fitzgerald then ordered the woman to open her eyes.When she did, and was gouged in both eyes by Fitzgerald, according to court papers. The woman reportedly told an investigator that when she pleaded with Fitzgerald to stop, she just dug deeper into her eyes.
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Once Fitzgerald took her fingers out of the woman’s eyes, she left, police said.
The alleged victim told police she did not contact them until several days after the attack because she was unable to move. Police said they saw bruises, scratches, abrasions and swelling on the woman’s body.
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Fitzgerald was arraigned before District Judge Jan Vislosky and was eventually released from custody on $50,000 unsecured bail.
