Woman 'killed dad by throwing TV remote at him'

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Woman 'killed dad by throwing TV remote at him'
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Nicola Townsend is charged with manslaughter and intimidation of a witness.

When he went to the kitchen to try and treat himself, she allegedly pushed him over breaking some of his ribs.

Paramedics then arrived where they found Mr Townsend sitting in an armchair holding a towel to a wound on his head.He was taken to the Royal United Hospital in Bath where he passed away twelve days later as a result of broncopneumonia brought on by his injuries.His daughter is charged with manslaughter at his home in Bath on December 27, 2017.

‘She assaulted him in the living room then pushed him in the kitchen. She was aware of the frailty of her father.’Mr Townsend, who suffered with osteoporosis, a condition that makes bones more likely to break, initially said he had hit his head and fallen over and was ‘vague about what had happened’, calling it a ‘family issue’, the court was told.

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