LANCASTER, California — A coronavirus patient has been charged with murder for the horrific beating death of his fellow COVID patient.
Deputies say Jesse Martinez, 37, beat his 82-year-old roommate with an oxygen tank inside Antelope Valley Hospital on December 17th.
“The suspect became upset when the victim started to pray. He then struck the victim with an oxygen tank,” a sheriff’s department spokesperson said.
According to KABC, the male victim, who ‘did not personally know the suspect, died the day after the attack.’
Martinez is charged with murder, a hate crime enhancement and elder abuse. Bail was set at $1 Million.
