H.R. McMaster's Father Unattended For Hours After Fall: Report

ROXBOROUGH, PHILADELPHIA – An aide at the retirement community where the father of former National Security Advisor Gen. H.R. McMaster died says the senior McMaster went unchecked by facility staff for hours after he fell and hit his head. Pennsylvania authorities are investigating his death as suspicious and looking into possible negligence.

The aide spoke to Action News and told the outlet that about five hours went by after H.R. McMaster Sr., 84, fell and hit his head on April 13 at the Cathedral Village Retirement Community in Roxborough.

The Philadelphia Medical examiner's office ruled McMaster's death as accidental from blunt impact trauma to the head.

The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office is heading up the investigation into possible negligence at the facility that led to his death.

Action News reports security video from the facility confirms the aide's story about a lack of attention paid to McMaster.

"The safety and well-being of every Cathedral Village resident is our top priority," Cathedral Village said in a statement. "We are fully cooperating and working with all authorities as they continue to investigate the death of an 84-year-old resident."

Gen. McMaster was tapped as a National Security Advisor by the Trump Administration. He later left the administration in April and former United States Ambassador John Bolton took over the role.

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