21-04-2025
Streetsboro man charged with trying to kill relative on Easter Sunday
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STREETSBORO, Ohio (WJW) — A Streetsboro man is charged with attempted murder after allegedly striking a family member in the back of the head with a hand tool then pushing her down the stairs — and claiming to 911 dispatchers that she simply fell.
Richard McNeal, 57, of Streetsboro, was arrested the afternoon of April 20, Easter Sunday, after making the 911 call from a home in the 1600 block of Leslie Drive, according to a Monday news release from Streetsboro Police Chief Tricia Wain.
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Medics who arrived on scene found the woman's injuries were not consistent with 'only a fall,' according to the release.
The woman was conscious and able to explain some of what happened, according to the release. Police officers learned the woman, who is in her 70s, had been 'violently assaulted,' then pushed down the stairs.
Investigators determined McNeal hit the woman in the back of the head with a 'heavy hand tool similar to a mallet or meat tenderizer,' critically injuring her, according to police. When she ran, he pushed her down the stairs. Investigators also found he suffered wounds in defending herself.
The woman was transported to a Portage County hospital, then to another hospital, where she remains hospitalized in serious condition. Her identity has not been released.
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The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation was called in to process the scene, 'due to the seriousness of the offense,' police said in the release.
McNeal is now in the Portage County Jail and is due for arraignment in the Portage Municipal Court on Monday afternoon, court records show.
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