61-Year-Old Asian Man Brutally Beaten In East Harlem Dies From Injuries Months Later

CBS New York

January 9, 2022

Yao Pan Ma, a Chinese immigrant who was beaten by a homeless man and hospitalized in East Harlem in April, has died, police said Saturday.

He passed away on Dec. 31 after spending months in a coma.

Ma, 61, was out collecting cans and bottles near the corner of Third Avenue and East 125th Street when Jarrod Powell, 49, shoved him from behind, according to police.

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