New York man beaten to death for $1

New Yorker, 61, dies four days after being savagely beaten for just one dollar in brutal Christmas Eve mugging

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Originally Posted by Daily Mail A 61-year-old man who suffered brutal injuries while defending his partner from an attack on Christmas Eve in the Bronx over just $1 has died in the hospital. Juan Fresnada was attacked as he walked down the street with his 29-year-old partner, Bayron Caceres, at 1:28am on Christmas Eve. It is unclear if the attack was a homophobic hate crime, or if the assailants were simply looking to rob the pair but they took $1 from Fresnada. He was beaten so badly that he suffered swelling to his brain and a fractured skull. Caceres was not seriously injured. Fresnada was rushed to the hospital but he was pronounced dead on Saturday, four days after the assault. The NYPD is still looking for the assailants. They have released surveillance footage of the pair in the hope that a member of the public will recognize them and come forward. The two suspects are both young black males. On the night of the attack, one was wearing a red head scarf and grey jacket. Caceres told The New York Daily News this week how Fresnada protected him. He refers to him as his husband but the pair were not legally married. 'My husband tried to defend me. The guy had his fist ready like he was ready to attack me. My husband said, "Don’t you get close to him!"' he said...

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