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Homeless man beaten in April outside Phila. gas station dies
[Philly.com] The last time Diane Barnes visited her brother Robert, who was living on the streets in Olney, was in January. She brought him new boots for the cold weather. She also tried to give him new gloves."He insisted that I give [the gloves] to his friend," who also was homeless, his sister recalled Thursday night. The next time she saw her brother, it was in a surveillance video released to the media showing him being viciously attacked outside a Sunoco in Olney on April 7. She recognized her brother from the new boots. On Wednesday, Robert Barnes, 51, died at Abington Memorial Hospital. The video, which was widely aired, shows a vehicle pulling up to the Sunoco at 5338 N. Fifth St., and three women and several juveniles rushing out toward Barnes. In all, he was ambushed by six individuals who used Mace, a hammer, and the leg of a rocking chair as weapons. Barnes suffered multiple skull fractures and broken bones, police said. The attack left Barnes in a coma. His sister said he eventually opened his eyes, but was unresponsive and remained in a vegetative state. Posted by: Besoeker 2015-11-30 |
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