Police reported Tuesday that a South Carolina elderly Bronx man was busted in connection with the 2019 knockout punch.
Robert Quarles, 60, who now lives in North Charleston, South Carolina, was arguing with James Jones inside his apartment on Taylor Avenue in Van Nest on May 9 when he punched him in the face, causing him to slap his head. And fell behind on Black. The officials said.
Jones, 71, died of injuries on October 17, 2020, after more than a year, police said.
According to police, the city’s medical examiner’s office decided his death.
Police said Quarles was picked up on Friday afternoon and charged with two counts of assault.
A legal laxity exists in cases of “one-punch murder”, in which the death of a victim who dies after punching them – their attackers escape the charge of murder or manslaughter because it cannot be proved They may intend to kill their prey.
The 911 caller reported that he believed both individuals lived in the building, according to police. Their exact relationship, or what they were fighting about, was unclear.
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