Kenner Hammer Attack: 89-year-old Man Dies

KENNER, LA — A man attacked by a hammer at his Kenner home last month has died, police in Louisiana said.

Phillip Lynch, 89, died Thursday, Police Chief Michael Glaser said in a statement, and criminal charges might be upgraded against the 16-year-old boy accused of beating Lynch and his wife, pending the results of an autopsy.

Lynch's next-door neighbor on Teton Street called 911 on July 10 reporting that Lynch was covered in blood and asking for help, police said. The neighbor gave investigators the teenager's name.

Detectives were at the neighbor's house when Baton Rouge police reported the couple's car had crashed and the teen was detained. He was charged with attempted murder, car theft and aggravated battery.

Kenner is a suburb of New Orleans. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

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