California man accused of murdering fellow Covid patient with oxygen tank
Jesse Martinez became aggravated when the elderly man sharing his hospital room started praying, according to detectives
The murder occurred in a hospital room in southern California
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A Californian man accused of using an oxygen tank to bludgeon a fellow Covid patient to death in his hospital bed last week has been charged with murder, a hate crime and elder abuse.
Jesse Martinez, 37, became aggravated when the 82-year-old man sharing his hospital room started praying, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff s Department.
Detectives said Mr Martinez then grabbed an oxygen tank and used it to beat the elderly patient.
California Covid patient hits, kills roommate with oxygen tank: Police
Updated Dec 24, 2020;
LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) An elderly man hospitalized in Southern California for treatment of COVID-19 was fatally struck by a roommate who became annoyed when the victim began praying, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Wednesday.
The 82-year-old victim was struck with an oxygen tank on Dec. 17 while housed in a two-person room at Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster and died the next day, the department said in a statement. His name was not released.
The suspect, Jesse Martinez, 37, was arrested and charged with murder and other crimes, the department said.
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Man kills fellow Covid patient with oxygen tank
A 37-year-old man who allegedly used an oxygen tank to beat to death a fellow Covid patient in his California hospital bed last week has been charged with murder and hate crime.
Jesse Martinez became upset when the 82-year-old man sharing his hospital room started praying, according to Los Angeles police.
Mr Martinez then allegedly grabbed an oxygen tank and bludgeoned the elderly patient.
The victim died the following day.
The pair, who police say did not know each other, were receiving treatment for coronavirus in a two-person room in Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster in southern California.
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