UPDATE: Teenager Arrested After Killing Man & Robbing Him Of $1 On Christmas Eve
As we previously reported, a man was left dead after being beaten on Christmas Eve by a group of robbers who only got away with $1.
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According to the latest update, cops finally nabbed 18-year-old Abu Conteh for the brutal crime and charged him with murder. The victim, 64-year-old Juan Fresnada was beaten so badly that he suffered swelling to his brain and a fractured skull. Fresnada was rushed to the hospital but he was pronounced dead on Saturday, four days after the assault. His partner, Bayron Caceres, who was walking with him at 1:28 am in the Bronx last Tuesday during the time of the attack was not seriously injured.
Conteh was arrested at his home a few miles away from the crime scene and brought to the 42nd Precinct stationhouse after he was identified as one of Fresnanda’s alleged attackers, The New York Daily News reports. Although cops have identified Conteh’s accomplices, they are currently working to track them down.
Caceres told The New York Daily News how Fresnada protected him. He refers to him as his husband but the pair were not legally married. He added:
“My dream was to live another 20 years and I would push him in a wheelchair when he is 80. And we would travel the world together.”
Caceres claimed he did not believe the assault was a hate crime as they were called no homophobic names, the Daily Mail notes.
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