Hi ALL,
Two young American men killed a food delivery boy for a paltry ~$100. It is news like this piece here that give America a black eye abroad. No doubt, most folks in foreign countries will now have, more than ever before, a very poor, if not a highly biased, impression of America.
Richnorth
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Food delivery ends in murder as teenager is killed for $100
Teen killers ignore youth's plea to just take his money
NEW YORK - What began as a Chinese takeaway order ended with the bloodied body of the delivery man, the only son of the restaurant owner, being wheeled away in a shopping cart and dumped in a park pond.
The 18-year-old was delivering food from his parents' restaurant to Miller's apartment when he was robbed and killed.
When 18-year-old Chen Huang arrived with the food at a Queens apartment on Friday night, he was attacked with a knife and baseball bat.
He pleaded with his killers to just take his money, but police said he was stabbed repeatedly and beaten to death because they feared he would identify them.
Two 16-year-olds have been charged with the brutal murder. Charles Bryant and Nayquan Miller could be jailed for life if convicted.
Police said investigators arriving at Miller's apartment found him washing blood off a wall. He and Bryant, who had left by the time the police arrived, had also tried to dispose of blood-stained clothing, police officials said.
Miller was arrested immediately and, under questioning, told police Bryant had been involved.
Mr Chen's body was wrapped, possibly in a carpet, taken from the apartment in the shopping cart and placed in his car - a new black Lexus his father had given him.
The car was driven about 5km to Brookville Park, where Mr Chen's body was dumped.
He was carrying less than US$100 (S$168) at the time of the attack, his family said.
Mr Chen had worked full time as a cashier, cook and delivery man since graduating from high school.
'I don't know why somebody would do this,' said Mr Al Moonab, 47, who owns a convenience store next door to the Ming Garden restaurant, just a few blocks from the murder scene. 'He was just a wonderful kid.
'You should have seen the parents crying yesterday. You could hear the cries from over here.'
The chef at Ming Garden, Mr Chen Zuang, said the family had emigrated from Fujian province to the United States six or seven years ago.
City councillor John Liu was anxious the case be concluded quickly. 'We need justice carried out fully and swiftly to send a strong message there is no open season on hardworking immigrants in this city,' he said.
Residents told the New York Daily News most restaurants in the area refused to deliver to individual apartments and made residents pick up orders in the lobby.
Ming Garden was the exception, they said. -- AP, New York Times |
