Court documents: Suspect in fatal beating ‘stomped’ on victim’s head, chest
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The 23-year-old man accused of beating his girlfriend’s landlord to death appeared in court Wednesday.
Kendall Gray has been charged with second-degree murder for brutally attacking 64-year-old Alvin Matsumoto.
The incident happened near Ala Moana on Sunday afternoon.
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Court documents say Matsumoto told a witness that he was going to evict Gray from a unit at 620 Sheridan St.
Authorities say they reviewed surveillance video that showed the suspect “stomping” on Matsumoto’s head and chest area multiple times while Matsumoto laid motionless in the building’s stairwell.
Gray’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for Friday. His bail was confirmed at $1 million.
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