Rowan Co. woman accused of killing 87-year-old grandmother by pushing her down flight of stairs Sarah Elizabeth Smith and Brandon Scot Joines (Source: Rowan County Sheriff s Office) By David Whisenant | December 31, 2020 at 9:26 AM EST - Updated December 31 at 5:50 PM
ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - Investigators say a Rowan County woman has confessed to pushing her 87-year-old grandmother down a flight of stairs, killing the elderly woman.
According to the report, investigators arrested Sarah Elizabeth Smith, 28, on Wednesday afternoon. They say Smith pushed her grandmother, Peggy Austin, down a flight of stairs in October, 2019.
Smith’s boyfriend, Brandon Scot Joines, 43, was charged w aiding and abetting related to the embezzlement.
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Medical examiner takes over a year to return autopsy reports in deaths of children
Three local child homicide investigations still unsolved By Ann McAdams | December 14, 2020 at 2:25 PM EST - Updated December 14 at 7:46 PM
PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - It’s disturbing to learn about the murder of a single child. But WECT recently learned three children ages five and younger died by homicide in Pender County in a single year. All of those cases remain unsolved.
One of children, 5-year-old Paitin Fields, made headlines after she was rushed to the hospital after being sexually assaulted and strangled in 2017. She did not survive. Three years later, no one has been charged with her murder.