{"id":5855,"date":"2026-07-30T17:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T17:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5855"},"modified":"2026-07-30T17:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T17:15:09","slug":"hayward-woman-charged-with-shoving-78-year-old-woman-from-sidewalk-killing-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5855","title":{"rendered":"Hayward woman charged with shoving 78-year-old woman from sidewalk, killing her"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>HAYWARD \u2014 A resident has been charged with elder abuse and involuntary manslaughter for allegedly shoving a 78-year-old woman into the street, leading to her death at a hospital three days later.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5853\">Trump says he may pull Blanche nomination until dissenting senators leave office<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Veronica Medina, 36, was originally charged with elder abuse after the June 28 confrontation. When Pamela Cox died from her injuries, prosecutors refiled the case with the manslaughter charge.<\/p>\n<p>Medina is out of custody while the case is pending and is expected to enter a plea in late August.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5851\">New Japanese comfort food restaurant now open in Palo Alto<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Police say Medina and Cox got into an argument on the 1400 block of 171st Avenue. Video from a neighbor\u2019s security camera reportedly showed that Medina walked up and shoved Cox, who stumbled off the sidewalk and fell into the street, hitting the back of her head. She was knocked unconscious, suffered a traumatic brain injury, and died after being taken off life support on July 1, records show.<\/p>\n<p>Medina told police that Cox had grabbed a child on a bicycle, sparking the initial confrontation, and that Medina shoved Cox to prevent her from coming into her yard. Police say the video contradicted Medina\u2019s claims that Cox was the aggressor.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5849\">Bay FC midway through 2026 season: What loss to Gotham says about the team<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A resident has been charged with elder abuse and involuntary manslaughter for allegedly shoving a 78-year-old woman into the street, leading to her death.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Hayward woman charged with shoving 78-year-old woman from sidewalk, killing her - 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