St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Oxnard, Cali., where two teens allegedly “stomped” a 66-year-old man to death (Google Maps).
Two teenagers from California, ages 14 and 15, are accused of brutally attacking a 66-year-old man outside a church, as prosecutors claim. The incident involved the teens leaving and coming back multiple times to take turns assaulting the man and then stealing his clothes before fleeing, authorities state.
Victim Davy Glen Pichel, from Oxnard, was discovered battered and partly undressed outside St. Anthony’s Catholic Church on the morning of June 5. The assault occurred the previous night, as detailed in a press release from the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office.
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The attack reportedly took place while the man was asleep, with surveillance footage from the church cameras capturing the disturbing events, according to the DA’s office.
“The video shows the teens approach Mr. Pichel as he was seated near the church side door next to his wheelchair,” the office said in its release. The teens allegedly beat and stomped the victim. They briefly walked away, but then allegedly returned to take turns to stomp him again.”
Pichel said that the teens returned “repeatedly” to abuse the victim. On the third attack, the teens allegedly unleashed one last flurry of violence before removing Pichel’s clothes and “fleeing the scene,” according to prosecutors. A church volunteer found Pichel near the side entrance with “significant injuries to the head and facial area” and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
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