Rowan Co. woman accused of killing 87-year-old grandmother by pushing her down flight of stairs
Sarah Elizabeth Smith and Brandon Scot Joines (Source: Rowan County Sheriff's Office)
By David Whisenant | December 31, 2020 at 9:26 AM EST - Updated December 31 at 5:50 PM
ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - Investigators say a Rowan County woman has confessed to pushing her 87-year-old grandmother down a flight of stairs, killing the elderly woman.
According to the report, investigators arrested Sarah Elizabeth Smith, 28, on Wednesday afternoon. They say Smith pushed her grandmother, Peggy Austin, down a flight of stairs in October, 2019.
Smith’s boyfriend, Brandon Scot Joines, 43, was charged w aiding and abetting related to the embezzlement.