Teenager suspected in killing of 84-year-old S.F. man pleads not guilty
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Justin Welter, Anza Vista neighborhood resident, walks along Fortuna Avenue in front of a building, where 84-year old Vicha Ratanapakdee suffered injuries that he later died from. The 19-year-old accused of shoving Ratanapakdee pleaded not guilty to murder and elder abuse charges.Lea Suzuki / The Chronicle
A 19-year-old accused of killing an 84-year-old San Franciscan by pushing him to the pavement as he walked through the city’s Anza Vista neighborhood pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of murder and elder abuse.
Authorities say Antoine Watson of Daly City ran across the street and shoved Vicha Ratanapakdee, who was out for a morning walk on Jan. 28. Ratanapakdee’s head struck the pavement, and officers called to the scene found him collapsed on the sidewalk near Anzavista and Fortuna avenues. They administered first aid before he was taken to the hospital. He died on Saturday.