Lulu Bach's Attorney Speaks
POSTED: 3:01 pm CST December 30, 2004
UPDATED: 3:11 pm CST December 30, 2004
OMAHA, Neb. -- The lawyer for an 89-year-old woman charged with assault said his client is upset and confused. Stanley Bach, 88, died Wednesday after he was attacked with a fireplace poker by his wife on Monday, authorities said. Lulu Bach, 89, hit him repeatedly with the poker, police said.
Lulu Bach faces a felony assault charge.
Police said they were called to Methodist Hospital Monday and Stanley Bach told them he had been attacked by his wife. He said she struck him repeatedly with the fireplace poker. A prosecutor said Stanley Bach told the ambulance crew on the way to the hospital that Lulu Bach had been abusing him for months. Michael Lazer, Lulu Bach's attorney, said she is "very upset, very confused and bewildered." Lazer said Lulu Bach has health problems, and that no one should have to face this kind of trouble so late in life. Lazer was asked whether Bach knows what she did. "I think there are some areas she really does not have a grasp on," Lazer said. Lazer said Lulu Bach has the full support of her three children. An autopsy is being conducted on Stanley Bach to determine the exact cause of death. Prosecutors said those results will factor into whether Lulu Bach faces charges for assault, or for the death of her husband. A Douglas County judge ruled that Lulu Bach could return home until her next court date. Lazer has asked prosecutors to wait until Bach's next court appearance to tack on additional charges, if those charges are warranted.
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