Unhoused man assaulted while sleeping on bench dies, coroner confirms
An unhoused Columbus man has died after being assaulted while sleeping Saturday, Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan confirmed.
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Bryan confirmed 53-year-old Topher Maguire was sleeping on a bench in the backyard of a residence in the 1100 block of Curtis Street 2$3& he was assaulted. Maguire died at Piedmont Columbus Regional where he was pronounced deceased at 6:59 P.M.
“[Maguire] had wounds all over with most significant [wound] being a gash on the crown of the head,” Bryan added.
The Columbus Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit is leading the investigation into the deadly assault. No suspects have been arrested
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