Security guard assaulted in hospital parking lot dies
December 20, 2020 GMT
ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) A security guard who was assaulted last week in a parking lot of the New Hampshire hospital has died of his injuries, police said.
Richard Semo, 64, of Farmington died Friday night after sustaining injuries from an attack on Dec. 13, around 3:20 a.m., in a lot of the Frisbie Memorial Hospital, Rochester Police Capt. Todd Pinkham confirmed on Sunday to Foster’s Daily Democrat.
“From what we know at this time, Mr. Semo was in the parking lot when a man allegedly went after him and punched him in the face,” Pinkham said. “Mr. Semo fell and hit his head on the ground.”
Rochester, New Hampshire hospital security officer dies after alleged parking lot assault
Police say a 64-yr-old hospital security guard died Friday from injuries he received in an alleged assault last Sunday morning Author: Jeffrey Schools (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 11:11 AM EST December 20, 2020 Updated: 6:25 PM EST December 20, 2020
ROCHESTER, N.H. Rochester, New Hampshire officials say a 64-yr-old man has died from injuries he sustained during an alleged assault last Sunday morning in the parking lot of Frisbie Memorial Hospital.
Richard Semo, 64-years-old, of Farmington, New Hampshire, died Friday from his injuries.
According to police, Semo was found unresponsive after reports of an assault in the hospital parking lot last Sunday morning. Semo was taken to Portsmouth Regional Hospital with injuries to his face and head.
NH Security Guard Dies From Injuries After Assault in Hospital Parking Lot
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A hospital security officer died Friday, a week after he was assaulted in the parking lot of his workplace in Rochester, New Hampshire.
Richard Semo, 64, of Farmington, died from injuries sustained in a Dec. 13 incident at Frisbie Memorial Hospital, according to Rochester police.
Around 3:20 a.m., Tyler Thurston, 29, allegedly punched Semo in the face in the hospital parking lot, police said. Semo fell to the ground and hit his head, which caused serious injuries. He was unresponsive when police arrived and he was taken to Portsmouth Regional Hospital with serious injuries.
Updated on December 20, 2020 at 3:18 pm
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A hospital security officer died Friday, a week after he was assaulted in the parking lot of his workplace in Rochester, New Hampshire.
Richard Semo, 64, of Farmington, died from injuries sustained in a Dec. 13 incident at Frisbie Memorial Hospital, according to Rochester police.
Around 3:20 a.m., Tyler Thurston, 29, allegedly punched Semo in the face in the hospital parking lot, police said. Semo fell to the ground and hit his head, which caused serious injuries. He was unresponsive when police arrived and he was taken to Portsmouth Regional Hospital with serious injuries.
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Fosters Daily Democrat
ROCHESTER Police say a New Durham man badly injured a Frisbie Memorial Hospital security officer early Sunday when he assaulted him in the hospital s parking lot.
Police charged Tyler Thurston, 29, of New Durham, with second-degree assault for allegedly assaulting the security officer around 3:20 a.m. Sunday, according to Rochester Police Capt. Todd Pinkham.
The security officer, who was found unresponsive, sustained serious injuries after being punched in the face and falling to the pavement and striking his head. He was transported to Portsmouth Regional Hospital.
His condition wasn t immediately available Monday.
Pinkham said Thurston was held on bail and transported to the Strafford County House of Corrections on Sunday. He was scheduled for arraignment Monday in Strafford County Superior Court.