Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Senior citizen kills nursing home resident: cops

Man arrested a 67-year-old man just after 1:20 a.m. Wednesday at Beacon Nursing home.


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Man arrested a 67-year-old man just after 1:20 a.m. Wednesday at Beacon Nursing home.



A senior citizen at a Rockaways nursing home beat a fellow resident to death with the leg rest from a wheelchair early Wednesday, police sources said.


Cops found both the victim and the suspect when they were called to the Beacon Nursing home on Beach 113th St. just after 1:20 a.m.


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The victim, a 70-year-old man, was rushed to St. John’s Hospital, where he died at 2:43 a.m.


His alleged attacker, a 67-year-old man, was arrested at the scene.


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Neither man’s name was immediately released. It was not clear what sparked the attack.


rparascandola@nydailynews.com





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