Pa. teens charged in fatal beating of immigrant

charlotte.com     Jul 25, 2008            

In this file photo provided Crystal Dillman, Luis Ramirez lies in his hospital bed hours before his death at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pa.. Ramirez, 25, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, died Monday, July 14, 2008 from injuries he received in a beating in Shenandoah, Pa. Three white teens were charged Friday, July 25, 2008 in what officials said was an epithet-filled fatal beating of an illegal Mexican immigrant in the small northeast Pennsylvania coal town. PORT CARBON, Pa. -- Three white teens were charged Friday in what officials said was an epithet-filled fatal beating of an illegal Mexican immigrant in a small northeast Pennsylvania coal town. Brandon J. Piekarsky, 16, and Colin J. Walsh, 17, were charged as adults with homicide and ethnic intimidation in the July 12 attack on Luis Ramirez. A third teen,... [read full story]                    

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