LOS ANGELES _ An elderly woman was killed Monday after her son attacked and pushed her from a second-story window in an apartment complex in Los Angeles, police said.
The fall was reported about 2:50 a.m. in the 7400 block of Hazeltine Avenue in Los Angeles' Van Nuys section, said Officer Norma Eisenman, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department.
The woman, who was described as being in her 70s, was arguing with her son when he pushed her out of the window, Eisenman said.
After pushing his mother out of the window, the man leaped out of the opening and lunged at her, Officer Irma Mota said. He then continued attacking his mother on the ground.
Police arrived to find the woman lying on the ground outside the apartment complex, Mota said.
The woman was taken to an area hospital, where she later died.
Her son, who is in his 40s, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, Mota said. The charge will likely be changed to murder, she added.
The son was also taken to an area hospital to be treated for injuries he suffered during the jump, police said.
