Care home attendant, patient fall from roof

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - April 8, 2010

The family of 48-year-old Robert E. Smith Jr. says he suffered two broken arms and a head injury Monday in the fall from the third-story roof of Mount Trexler Manor in Allentown.

Upper Saucon Township police say the Allentown School Board member was trying to talk down a 20-year-old female patient who was threatening to jump when they both fell. The patient suffered only minor injuries.

Police say the incident is still under investigation.

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Information from: The Morning Call

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