RIVERTON â The elderly victim in a Thanksgiving Day attack at Landerâs hospital has died.
Fremont County Attorney Patrick LeBrun now is reviewing âmore serious chargingâ against Patrick Lee Rose, 53, who was arrested after the attack.
Rose had been charged Nov. 30 with aggravated assault, which is punishable by a maximum of 10 years in prison and $10,000 in fines.
The victim, now identified officially as Elaine Tillman, was transported out of state for care after the incident.
Authorities confirmed that she died Wednesday.
Witnesses said Rose, also a hospital patient, left his room at SageWest Health Care in Lander and attacked Tillman, who was in the room next to his.