Police: Woman attacks her grandmother during fight over phone in Miami

Miami police officers arrested Francis DeLeon on Sunday at an apartment in Little Havana and she appeared in court on Monday in Miami-Dade County, records show. (M-DCCR, Google Street View)

MIAMI – A 37-year-old woman appeared in Miami-Dade County court on Monday accused of attacking her grandmother during an argument over a phone, records show.

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Police officers responded to an apartment on Sunday afternoon at Southwest Seventh Street, near 16 Avenue in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood, records show.

After talking to the 70-year-old victim and a witness, police officers arrested Francis DeLeon shortly after 4:40 p.m., for domestic violence, records show.

DeLeon, who was born in the Dominican Republic, was out on a felony bond for possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia with intent to use, records show.

Miami-Dade correctional deputies booked DeLeon at 11:25 p.m., at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. She faced a charge of battery on a person 65 or older. Her bond was $5,000.


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