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A Royalton woman is accused of attempting to suffocate an elderly family member overnight Monday.
Deborah A. Kozody, 49, of Royalton Center Road, was charged Tuesday by the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office with second-degree attempted murder. She was arraigned in Royalton Town Court and sent to County Jail in lieu of $50,000 cash bail or $100,000 bond. A psychiatric evaluation also was ordered by the court.
The victim, whose gender was not revealed, suffered injuries but was not hospitalized, deputies said.
“It’s a very sad case of elderly abuse in an assisted-living situation,” Chief Deputy Steven Preish said. “When someone starts caring for someone, there’s a lot of stress. We hear about it all the time. We just don’t normally hear about it in our own backyard, in Niagara County.”
Details of the attack were not revealed. A friend of the victim alerted authorities, Preish said.
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