Inset: Andre McAfee (Hanover Police Department). Background: The 600 block of E. Walnut Street in Hanover, Pennsylvania, where McAfee allegedly pushed his wife down a flight of stairs (Google Maps).

Andre McAfee has been charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, and recklessly endangering another person, as detailed by the Hanover Police Department.

The police were alerted to the domestic violence situation around 8:15 p.m. on a Monday. The incident took place at a residence on the 600 block of E. Walnut Street, with the call for help coming from the victim’s son. He reported that his stepfather had pushed his mother down the stairs, leaving her unconscious and bleeding.

Upon arrival, officers encountered McAfee, who claimed his wife had accidentally tripped over some shoes on the landing, leading to her fall. However, the son recounted that the couple had been arguing over a sweatshirt left in their car. As they descended the stairs, the son heard a loud noise and discovered his mother lying unconscious at the base of a second stairway leading to the basement.

Cops found McAfee, who claimed that he and his wife were arguing when she “tripped over some shoes” on the landing and fell down the stairs. The son said his mom and stepfather had been arguing over a hooded sweatshirt being in their car in front of the home. The couple was walking down the stairs when the son heard a “loud thump.” He looked to find his mother knocked out on the bottom of a second set of stairs in the basement.

McAfee allegedly said that “she shouldn’t have gotten in his way.”

Paramedics rushed the victim to a hospital with a probable fractured skull and brain bleed. A hair clip became “embedded” in her skull, according to cops. The victim is in need of “substantial medical treatment.” An updated health status was not immediately available.

The suspect was taken to the York County Jail where he has since posted a $100,000 bond. He has a preliminary hearing set for Feb. 3.