An 80-year-old Sikh man,punched in the face and shoved to the ground by a teenaged girl in Coventry in August,has died,police said Thursday.
Joginder Singh from Canley was admitted to hospital following a brutal attack in Trinity Street on August 10. He was discharged from the hospital and later re-admitted for a diagnosed illness which he was being treated for until his death on Sunday,West Midlands Police said in a statement.
The incident was captured on a mobile phone and sparked outrage online after showing 19-year-old Coral Millerchip kicking out and hitting Singh,knocking him to the ground and causing his turban to fall off.
A post-mortem examination was conducted on Monday to establish a cause of death,the statement said.