Crime & Safety
Woman Charged in Assault on Elderly Mom
A Bloomfield Township woman is in jail on third offense domestic assault charges.

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A 53-year-old Bloomfield Township woman faces third offense domestic assault charges for allegedly assaulting her 84-year-old mother Sunday, police said.
Police said Susan Joan Harding was intoxicated when the assault took place in the 1500 block of Aberdeen Place. Her mother sustained minor injuries, according to the report from township police.
Harding was video arraigned before Magistrate Nelson-Klein of the 48th District Court.
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As of Thursday evening, Harding remained in custody on $150,000 cash bond.
Her next court appearance is before 48th District Court Judge Marc Barron at 9 a.m. on Nov. 17.
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