Lloyds financial institution buyer, 26, ‘killed’ 82-year-old Alzheimer’s sufferer

A Lloyds financial institution buyer killed a frail Alzheimer’s sufferer after pushing her over in a ‘catastrophic lack of mood’ when the girl grew to become confused inflicting a queue to type on the department, a courtroom heard at this time.

A ‘purple mist’ is alleged to have descended on 26-year-old Courtney Richman who’s accused of the manslaughter of Myra Countinho-Lopez.

The 82-year-old, who was a daily buyer on the Lloyds Bank in Howardsgate, Hertfordshire, died in hospital 10 days after she was allegedly pushed to the ground of the department on December 16 2021.

A jury at Luton Crown Court was instructed that Mrs Coutinho-Lopez was well-known by the Lloyd’s workers and infrequently forgot that she had been into the financial institution to withdraw cash.

On December 6 she went to the financial institution at 2pm forgetting she had withdrawn cash that earlier Friday and subsequently grew to become confused.

Courtney Richman is accused of the manslaughter of Myra Countinho-Lopez (pictured) after allegedly pushing her down in a Lloyds financial institution

The 82-year-old  was a daily buyer on the Lloyds Bank in Howardsgate, Hertfordshire (pictured) and was recognized to workers

‘Mrs Coutinho-Lopez grew to become frightened and requested the cashier to indicate her the steadiness. She was instructed she had withdrawn cash the earlier Friday. She grew to become extra confused and mentioned she hadn’t,’ Prosecutor Martin Mulgrew mentioned.

Another member of workers came visiting to try to reassure the aged lady however she insisted that she needed to talk to the supervisor as she was ‘frightened’.

As there was just one cashier on obligation a queue started to type with Richman mentioned to have instructed the pensioner: ‘There is nothing they will do. Move out the way in which.’

Richman allegedly grew to become increasingly more offended, accusing the pensioner of losing of everybody’s time earlier than allegedly knocking down her Covid masks and declaring: ‘Hurry up – folks haven’t got all day.’

When the aged lady left the department, after one other buyer provided to assist, Richman is alleged to have mentioned ‘oh thank God’ and sarcastically applauded. 

When Mrs Coutinho-Lopez then handed Richman she instructed her ‘do not communicate to me like that – you’re very impolite’ earlier than swinging her purse and hanging the defendant. 

Mr Mulgrew mentioned: ‘The defendant reacted in an entirely inappropriate and unreasonably violent method. She angrily pushed Mrs Coutinho-Lopez forcefully to the ground of the financial institution. She struck the ground with some pressure.’

The incident allegedly occurred after the pensioner grew to become confused and a queue shaped behind her 

He went on: ‘The purple mist descended on this defendant and he or she reacted in an entirely inappropriate style to this susceptible outdated woman.’

The sufferer, who additionally had persistent obstructive pulmonary illness, suffered fractures of her left higher arm and thigh bone and bruising to her left higher arm, wrist, the tops of her fingers, round her rib cage and flank.

‘If you push an 82 yr outdated lady to the ground of financial institution there may be going to be some danger, the prosecutor added.

‘The prosecution say she unlawfuly assaulted her and because of the fractures fatty substances had been launched in her physique that induced injury to her lungs and mind.’

Richman left the financial institution however was discovered the following day by a police officer who had been within the department. Richman mentioned the outdated lady had been ‘impolite and abusive’. 

She mentioned sufferer had instructed her: ‘I wager your boyfriend has left you’ after which hit her along with her purse.

In a ready assertion on the police station Richman mentioned: ‘I used to be shocked and instinctively pushed her away. I feared she was assault me. I used open palms.’

Courtney Richman of Queens Avenue, Welwyn Garden City denies manslaughter and an alternate, lesser cost of inflicting grievous bodily hurt.