Bartender Accused of Killing Woman on Vacation by Shoving Her Down Stairs, Onto Concrete

Bartender Accused of Killing Woman on Vacation by Shoving Her Down Stairs, Onto Concrete

A South Carolina bartender is accused of killing a woman who had been on vacation with her best friend by pushing her down a flight of stairs. On October 3, 2025, the shove sent Joyce Tomlinson “down the steps head first,” resulting in her hitting her head on a concrete slab, her best friend, Ruth Peterson said in an interview with WCSC-TV. Mary Hunt, 68, allegedly pushed Tomlinson down the stairs while she was bartending at Coot’s Bar & …

Woman killed by female bartender on concrete steps, prosecutors say

Joyce Tomlinson, 62, died on October 26, 2025, after she was allegedly shoved down a flight of stairs three weeks earlier while on Edisto Island in South Carolina.

Woman Dies After Bartender Shoves Her Down Stairs on Birthday Trip

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Birthday Trip Turns Deadly After Bartender Shoves Woman Down Stairs

NewsFinale NewsFinale Journal Insets, from left: Joyce Tomlinson (GoFundMe) and Mary Hunt (Colleton County Jail). Background: Coot’s Bar & Grill in Edisto Beach, South Carolina (WCSC). A South Carolina bartender allegedly shoved a vacationing woman down a staircase, sending her headfirst onto a concrete slab and ultimately causing her death. Mary Hunt, 68, faces a voluntary manslaughter charge […]

South Carolina Bartender Accused of Fatally Shoving Vacationer Down Stairs

A South Carolina bartender is accused of shoving a vacationer down a flight of stairs, causing the woman to fall headfirst onto a slab of concrete and killing her. Mary Hunt, 68, is charged with voluntary manslaughter in the death of 62-year-old Joyce Tomlinson of Minnesota, court records show. Tomlinson...