Do you remember this case?
Back in October, 29-year-old Richard “Kwasi” Springer from South Jamaica was caught on video punching a 69-year-old woman walking out of a store at 107-60 Sutphin Boulevard.
He punched her in the head with a closed fist, causing her to fall to the ground.
She sustained a serious injury to her head, was taken to Jamaica Hospital and was listed in stable condition.
Springer was charged with 1st degree robbery and 2nd degree assault.
Today, after an examination by the Medical Examiner’s Office, the incident has been reclassified as a a homicide, police said.
