Korean man dies in Hawaii after unprovoked attack
Cesarin Perez is suspected of attacking South Korean Kim Pil-sung on Feb. 20 in Waikiki, Hawaii. Kim later died in hospital. / Captured from Hawaii News Now
By Kang Aa-young, Park Si-soo
A Korean man has died after a mysterious street attack in Waikiki, Hawaii, local media reported.
Kim Pil-sung, 29, lost consciousness after allegedly being punched and kicked by Cesarin Perez, 34, outside a bar early on Feb. 20. Kim was taken to a hospital but died on March 1.
Perez was caught Thursday and charged on suspicion of second-degree murder. He has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter. His bail is $500,000.
Why Perez allegedly attacked Kim is unclear because there were no specific ties between the two. The suspect had been convicted multiple times of prostitution and drug use charges, among others, according to local media.
An autopsy determined Kim died from injuries to his brain from blunt-force trauma.
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