A 13-year-old woman is the newest particular person to be arrested within the deadly beating of a New York Metropolis cab driver. The teenager, who was not recognized as a result of her age, was charged with gang assault and theft of providers, in accordance with police.
On Aug. 13, Kutin Gyimah, 52, was driving a yellow taxi mini van with 5 passengers. When the passengers tried to rob him, Gyimah allow them to out of the automobile and chased them in a Queens neighborhood. A number of of the passengers hit him, inflicting him to fall, hit his head and lose consciousness, police stated.
Authorities responded and located him within the roadway with "trauma to the again of his head." Gyimah was transported to an area hospital the place he later died on account of his accidents, in accordance with police.
The 13-year-old's Wednesday arrest was the fourth within the case. Final week, a 15-year outdated woman was arrested, police stated. Previous to that, Austin Amos and Nikolas Porter, each 20, have been additionally arrested.All three have been charged with gang assault and theft of providers. Amos faces a further manslaughter cost and assault cost, in accordance with police.
Police are nonetheless trying to find a further suspect, who they consider to be a teenage woman, CBS New York reported.
Gyimah's widow, Abigail Barwuah, spoke about her loss throughout a press convention the day after her husband's loss of life.
"I do not know what to do proper now. I've misplaced. I've misplaced," she stated, in accordance with CBS New York.
He leaves behind 4 youngsters between the ages of three and eight, CBS New York reported.
"He was , good man," Barwuah stated. "He was my spine. I am misplaced proper now. My youngsters's hero."