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Ricardo Hernandez, 38

Died Aug. 26, 2008 at 5:50 a.m.

Ricardo Hernandez, a 38-year-old Latino, died Tuesday, Aug. 26, more than three months after he was beaten with a wooden stick near Independence and Quartz avenues in South Gate, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Hernandez, described in coroner records as homeless, was taken to a hospital after the May 19 assault and died while an inpatient. His alleged assailant also was homeless, according to the record.

— Megan Garvey

Independence and Quartz avenues
 
 

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Updated: Jan. 24, 2010 at 9:46 p.m.

 
 

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