ROCKAWAY PARK — Police took a man into custody early Wednesday morning after they discovered a senior citizen dead inside a nursing home, according to cops.
When authorities responded to a 911 call of an assault at the Beacon Nursing Home, on Beach 113th Street, around 1:30 a.m., they found an unconscious 71-year-old man with trauma to his head, the NYPD said.
The attack victim was taken to St. John’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
Cops arrested 66-year-old Thomas Yarnavick, charging him with murder and criminal possession of a weapon, after taking him into custody at the scene, according to police.
