Hines
WHITE PLAINS – A White Plains man Tuesday pled guilty in Westchester
County court to one count of manslaughter and faces 25-years in state
prison when sentenced next month.
Eric Hines, 33, hit the victim on the head with a glass vodka bottle on
February 4, 2014 causing him to fall to the ground. Hines then repeatedly
punched and kicked the victim in the head.
The victim remained in a medically induced coma at Westchester Medical
Center for nearly six weeks during which time he underwent several procedures
and remained on a ventilator.
He was transported to a long-term care facility and on March 19, he was
transported to Montefiore Medical Center for respiratory distress where
he was pronounced dead.
The cause of death was certified as complications of blunt impacts to
the head.
