HIGH POINT, N.C. — High Point police have made an arrest after a homeless man was beaten to death.
Police said they were dispatched to a homeless camp off South Main Street on April 29 after getting a call about a man lying inside a tent unresponsive, bleeding from his nose and mouth. The man was identified as 50-year-old Jaswinder Kumar. Kumar was taken to Moses Cone Hospital, where he died from his injuries.
A medical examiner determined Kumar suffered massive head trauma, including broken facial bones and several significant brain bleeds, according to a release.
Investigators learned Kumar had been assaulted and knocked unconscious at least three other times during the days leading up to his death.
Police said 34-year-old Brandon D. Howard admitted to having a fight with Kumar four days before and the night before he was found unresponsive.
Howard is charged with voluntary manslaughter. He was placed in the High Point Jail under a $200,000 bond.
