York woman uses hammer, 'racial epithets' in attack, police say
Lydia Ivelisse Aviles-Casanova, 52, of York, was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment.
Ted CzechA York woman allegedly attacked another woman with a hammer on Sunday, hitting her in the head and face, before the weapon could be wrestled from her, according to charging documents.
Lydia Ivelisse Aviles-Casanova, 52, of the 300 block of West King Street, was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment. She was arraigned on the charges on Monday and released later the same day after posting a portion of her $25,000 bail, according to online court dockets.
Aviles-Casanova has a preliminary hearing scheduled before District Judge Joel N. Toluba on Oct. 11. She could not be reached for comment on Tuesday.
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Just before 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, York City Police responded to a report of an assault at Aviles-Casanova's home. Once there, they spoke with victim Levina Lowrie and a witness. Both said Aviles-Casanova attacked Lowrie with a hammer, documents state.
Lowrie and the witness said that prior to the alleged attack, the two sat down outside the property to have a drink. At some point, they heard Aviles-Casanova on the second floor balcony talking to herself in a loud voice, documents state.
Aviles-Casanova was calling Lowrie racial epithets and said she was going to "take care of her, according to documents.
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"The defendant (Aviles-Casanova) then came downstairs and struck the victim (Lowrie) in the face and head with the hammer," before Lowrie and the witness could get it away from her, documents state.
Police then went upstairs at the property and found an intoxicated Aviles-Casanova.
"I asked her what happened and she was unable to speak clearly or make sense," documents state.
Lowrie, who suffered a cut to her upper lip and was complaining of pain on her head where she had been struck, refused medical treatment, according to documents.
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