Victim of Mt. Pleasant Street Assault & Robbery Dies

Wednesday, May 24, 2017
GoLocalWorcester News Team

The man who was the victim of an assault and robbery on Mount Pleasant street has passed away as a result of his injuries. 

The man identified as 40-year-old Dai Ha of Worcester was pronounced dead on Sunday, May 21. The death has been ruled homicide by the Medical Examiner. 

This is the second homicide of 2017 in Worcester. 

The investigation is ongoing. 

The Incident 

As GoLocal reported, on Monday, May 15 at about 11:20 p.m., police were sent to Mt. Pleasant St for a report of a man laid out on the sidewalk. Upon arrival, they saw the victim, who appeared to be extremely disoriented, on the ground. He was unable to give a lucid description of what had happened to him. The victim was transported to the hospital with a possible head injury.

The investigation revealed that the man had been attacked and robbed. The preliminary investigation indicates that as the man walked to his car, he was struck in the head from behind and fell to the ground. His attacker appeared to strike him in the head again, and take something from his pockets. The attacker left.

As the victim was unconscious on the ground, a group of people walked to the victim and began going through his clothes. They took his keys from his person and used them to enter his locked car. They took several items out of the vehicle before leaving the victim on the ground and walking away.

Two Arrested in Connection to Attack 

Worcester Police arrested two people in connection to the attack. 

Robert Ester, 52, of Worcester was located on Thursday, afternoon May 19 and placed under arrested. He is being charged with attempted unarmed robbery and breaking and entering into a locked car. 

Earlier in the day, Sheila Pagan-Arigo, 25 of Worcester was arrested and charged with attempted unarmed robbery and breaking and entering into a locked car. She was arrested after being questioned by police.