Streetsboro man charged with trying to kill relative on Easter Sunday

NE Ohio man assaults, pushes elderly family member down stairs, police say

STREETSBORO, Ohio — A Streetsboro man assaulted an elderly family member with a heavy object, then pushed the woman down a set of stairs, causing critical injuries, police say.Richard McNeal, 57, is being held in the Portage County Jail on a charge of attempted murder, a news release from the Streetsboro Police Department says.

Streetsboro man accused of trying to kill elderly woman at his home

A Streetsboro man has been charged with attempted murder after an elderly woman was struck in the head with a heavy tool and thrown down stairs.

Streetsboro man charged with trying to kill relative on Easter Sunday

[Watch in the player above: The difference between homicide, murder and manslaughter] 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 c…