Cleveland, OH
Woman dies after pushed down steps, suspect arrested: Cleveland Police
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – A woman died Saturday after getting pushed down a flight of steps in Cleveland during a verbal argument, according to investigators.
Cleveland Police Sgt. Wilfredo Diaz says officers arrested a 39-year-old man in connection to the 26-year-old’s death.
Sgt. Diaz says EMS transported the woman, identified by the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office as Dajah Thaxton, from the 8100 block of Medina Road to a local hospital where she died from her injuries.
The suspect has not been identified, Sgt. Diaz says, and charges are pending in Thaxton’s death.
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