Mob Kill Man After Car Hits Boy ; World in Brief

Jun 21, 04:26 PM

Current Headlines: A MAN was beaten to death after the car he was in struck a four- year-old boy.

Investigators believe David Rivas Morales, 40, was kicked and punched by two or three men in a car park in Austin, Texas, as more than 20 people looked on. The men initially attacked the driver but turned on Mr Morales after he tried to stop the assault. While Mr Morales was Hispanic and his attackers were black, police said they did not believe the attack was racially motivated. The boy was treated in hospital and released..

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