Credit: Bensalem police
A Tullytown Borough woman and two Bensalem Township residents are accused of assaulting an elderly woman.
Last Saturday, Bensalem Township police began investigating the possible assault and robbery of an elderly woman who lives along Gibson Road in the municipality.
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“Video was provided to police that was recorded by an unknown individual and it depicted a female in her 20s punching an elderly female in the face several times and demanding money as she reached into the elderly female’s pocket to search for cash,” police said in a press release.
Brittany Marie Kladky, 26, was identified as the woman in the video, police said.
In addition to police, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services’ Adult Protective Services investigators were notified.
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Police said they then were provided with two additional videos that depicted the same elderly woman being abused by two people – Jewett Bowman, 46, and Emily Smith, 25, both of Bensalem Township.
“These videos recorded Emily Smith as she punched the victim in the face and kicked the victim once she fell to the ground. The videos also captured Jewett Bowman as he pointed a BB gun at the elderly victim and fired the weapon four times at her as she was laying in her bed,” police said.
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Kladky was charged with robbery, simple assault, and related offenses. Bowman and Smith were charged with simple assault, while Bowman faces an additional charge of possession of an instrument of crime. All three were arraigned and bail was set at 10 percent of $350,000 each.
Kladky pleaded guilty in 2016 in a 2015 harassment case where she was accused of striking her grandmother. She served time on probation and was ordered to undergo mental health treatment.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
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