CCTV footage shows the moment Courtney Richman pushed over Myra Coutinho-Lopez, 82, after losing her temper in a Lloyds Bank branch.
Footage shows the moment a frustrated bank customer saw "red" and pushed an elderly woman with Alzheimer's to the ground, causing injuries which killed her.
Myra Coutinho-Lopez, 82, who died 10 days after getting pushed over in a Welwyn Garden City bank in 2021.As she moves away from the desk, Richman says something to the older woman, who responds by swinging her handbag and hitting the 26-year-old.Richman is then seen walking away from Mrs Coutinho-Lopez while people rush to help the elderly woman.
Her brother flew over from the US after the incident, but his visit became "a solemn vigil" at his mother's bedside, she said. Mrs Coutinho-Lopez forgot she had withdrawn money three days earlier and caused a long queue to develop as she had a 15-minute argument with a cashier, the court heard.
Luton Crown Court Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire
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