By Victor Omondi
Authorities in California are investigating the alleged murder of an 82-year-old Covid-19 patient at Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, California.
Some days before Christmas, the elderly patient, hospitalized because of Covid-19, decided to seek solace in his Catholic faith and began to pray in the two-person room they shared with one Jesse Martinez, 37. For unknown reasons, this act angered the 37-year-old, who was also receiving treatment for Covid-19. Mr. Martinez later grabbed an oxygen tank and struck the 82-year-old man as he was praying.
The elderly patient has died from the injuries, not from a virus that has killed more than 325,000 Americans. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, “The victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased on December 18, 2020, at approximately 10:20 a.m. The victim and suspect did not know each other. The suspect, 37-year-old Jesse Martinez, was arrested and charged with murder, a hate
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COVID-19 patient charged with murder in deadly beating of fellow patient at California hospital
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LANCASTER, California A COVID-19 patient accused of beating a fellow patient to death inside Antelope Valley Hospital has been charged with murder, authorities said Wednesday.
The gruesome murder happened the morning of Dec. 17. Investigators say 37-year-old Jesse Martinez beat his 82-year-old roommate at the Lancaster facility, where both men were being treated for COVID-19. The suspect became upset when the victim started to pray. He then struck the victim with an oxygen tank, a sheriff s department statement said.
The victim, who did not personally know the suspect, died the day after the attack, officials added.
A coronavirus patient allegedly beat his 82-year-old hospital roommate to death with an oxygen tank in California last week because he was upset with his Catholic prayers, according to authorities.