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An 82-year-old man with COVID-19 is dead after suffering serious injuries from being assaulted by his roommate.
The man was praying in his California hospital room. It was the last thing he did. The man died after another patient allegedly beat him using an oxygen tank.
The initial assault took place around 9:45 a.m. on Dec. 17 at the Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, California.
The 37-year-old suspect became upset when the 82-year-old began to pray in their shared hospital room, the BBC reports.
The elderly victim died the next day.
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