Suspect arrested in fatal beating of 68-year-old man

The family of Wen Hui Ruan want his murder treated as a hate crime



In New York City, an update on this awful case... Police have arrested and charged a suspect in the brutal beating death of a 68-year-old man in Manhattan's East Village on Friday night. According to investigators, the vicious sidewalk attack might have been an attempted robbery.

Arrest Made in Fatal Beating of 68-Year-Old

20-year-old Jamie Pugh was taken into custody and charged with murder, robbery and assault for the fatal attack on Wen Hui Ruan. Surveillance video of the incident shows Pugh approaching Ruan, yelling at him, and throwing him against a wall. He then punched and kicked Ruan in the head before walking away.

Mr. Ruan, a retired garment worker who lived around the corner from the attack, suffered a fractured skull and face after Pugh stomped on him at least three times. He died from his injuries the next day.

Police detectives took Pugh in custody based on a tip that he was in the neighborhood:

Suspect in custody in fatal beating of 68-year-old man

Police are questioning a suspect in connection with the deadly assault on Wen-hui Ruan



In New York, police say they have a suspect in custody in connection with the beating death of 68-year-old Wen Hui Ruan, who was fatally assaulted in Manhattan's East Village on Saturday night.

Man, 20, arrested in fatal beating of man, 68, in Alphabet City

Surveillance video of the incident shows the suspect approaching Ruan and yelling at him before throwing him against a wall. The suspect then punched and kicked Ruan in the head before walking away.

According to sources, the 20-year-old suspect was arrested early Tuesday at 14th Street near First Avenue, after police received a tip through the Crime Stoppers line. The motive for the attack is believed to be an attempted robbery, though charges are still pending.

Suspect sought in fatal beating of 68-year-old man

Brutal, unprovoked assault on Wen Hui Ruan in Manhattan's East Village caught on video



In New York City, police are asking for the public's help searching for the suspect responsible for the vicious, unprovoked fatal assault of an elderly man on the street in Manhattan's East Village on Friday evening.

East Village unprovoked attack leaves man dead

68-year-old Wen Hui Ruan was walking home on East Sixth Street between avenues C and D, at around 8:43pm, when a suspect came up from behind, yelled at him and started attacking.

Surveillance video from the scene shows the man pushing Ruan against a wall, shoving him to the ground, then punching and stomping him on the head. He then casually walks away after the attack.

Ruan was taken to the hospital in critical condition, and died from his injuries the next day.

Here's surveillance video footage of the attack. The video is ten minutes long, but the assault occurs within the first 40 seconds (warning: it's extremely disturbing):