The family of a 72-year-old woman filed a legal claim against a police department in the San Francisco Bay Area, alleging that a violent arrest that led to the elderly woman’s death was later covered up by law enforcement.

The wrongful death complaint, cited by KTVU, includes details of the Sept. 26 arrest of 72-year-old Yolanda Ramirez in Brentwood, California.

The claim alleges that Brentwood officers were called to Ramirez’s brother’s home after Ramirez arrived to take her brother to a medical appointment. When no one answered the door, Ramirez began yelling from outside the home to get her brother’s attention.

When law enforcement arrived, multiple witnesses saw a male officer handcuff Ramirez and “grab her violently,” according to the claim.

“The male officer forced the elder to h

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